bookies

bookies

美 [ˈbʊki] 　英 ['bʊki]

• n.〈英口〉(赛马等的)赌注登记者；〈美口〉粗制滥造的作家
• 网络业余赌徒；职业睹徒；卜基

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英汉解释

n.	1. 〈英口〉(赛马等的)赌注登记者 2. 〈美口〉粗制滥造的作家

英英解释

n.	1. a bookmaker

例句

"The bookies are usually the ones who get it right and I would not disagree with them, " he said.

他说：“打赌者投注站通常都预测很准。我不会不同意他们的意见。”

Dublin's bookies seem to agree: the odds suggest he might be in with a chance.

都柏林的赌徒似乎同意这一说法：这种可能性也许只能碰碰运气了。

For the moment, however, underground bookies seem to have the upper hand.

然而，从目前情况看，地下赌场似乎仍占上风。

It is just a matter of time before bookies offer odds on the outcome of his case.

看来对他案件的结果而开出赔率的盘口出现是迟早的事情。

Surely if you were the Queen you'd be tempted to send a butler down to the bookies and say, place them all on red.

当然，如果你是女王你会忍不住发出一个管家下到赌博公司说，他们在红色的地方。

Meanwhile, bookies have slashed the odds on a second Icelandic volcano erupting this year following a flood of bets on active volcano Katla.

在此同时，大批赌客下注押活火山卡特拉之后，博弈投注网站已将今年冰岛第二座火山喷发的赔率降低。

Even the bookies, who are always meant to be right, having a financial interest in being so, were wrong.

连赌博赔率的人（他们总被认为是对的，因为有着经济利益牵扯进去），也都错了。

The bookies must be hoping that gravitational-wave scientists find no reason to end the reticence of the past four decades.

这个设赌局的人一定在希望，科学家们在过去的40年间找不到理由来结束缄默的时间。

MOURINHO'S LATEST TRIUMPH MAKES HIM MORE LIKELY TO BE SACKED, SAY BOOKIES.

业余赌徒说：穆里尼奥最近的胜利令他更可能被开除。

Bookies say they are still considering trialling casino-style gaming machines in their shops, despite Government opposition.

赌博业者说，尽管政府反对，他们仍然在考虑尝试把有赌博性质的游戏机引进到他们店里。

According to the betting shops, known locally as bookies, Christofias is the favorite to win this election.

根据当地知名的投注站“打赌者”，卡苏利季斯更有希望赢得选举。

I'll beat the bushes with the local bookies and loan sharks. See what falls out.

我去当地赌马经纪人和放高利贷者那里找找看有什么结果。

The bookies, of course, usually win.

当然庄家总是赢的。

Most bookies back Ms Fox, but only just.

虽然一些学者支持福克斯女士，但也仅此而已。

letting bookies know who won the third race at Sportsman's Park.

告诉下注的人运动员跑马场的第三场比赛谁赢了。

But their manager thinks this Quarter-Final tie is far more finely balanced than the bookies would have you believe.

但是他们的主帅认为这场四分之一决赛较量要比赌博公司开出的赔率更为势均力敌。