| 词汇 | bookie |
| 释义 | bookie noun[ C ] uk /ˈbʊk.i/ us /ˈbʊk.i/ informal forbookmaker（尤指赛马等的）赌注登记人（bookmaker的非正式说法） Gambling & bookmaking a/the bookmaker'sphrase ante anti-gambling bank bet blackjack casino chip co-favourite cockfight favourite pontoon raffle scratcher ticket self-exclusion slot machine smart money sportsbook spread betting stakeholder bookie | American Dictionarybookie noun[ C ] us/ˈbʊk·i/(alsobookmaker, us/ˈbʊkˌmeɪ·kər/) a person whose business is accepting and paying out money risked on a particular result of something, esp. horse races Examples of bookiebookie This book puts forth a daring argument : the animal game's significance lies not in the bicheiros (bookies) but in the bichos (animals). A bystander, perhaps a bookie, takes the helpless man's money, as other onlookers jeer. We can assess our bookies and do something about controlling their misdemeanours. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 On factory floors there are illegal bookies who thrive. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Up to 1961 the bookies paid not a penny to keep horse racing going. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 You might just as well call together a committee of bookies and jockeys to abolish horse-racing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The punters cannot be blamed for that because they, cheerfully or otherwise, contribute about £1 billion a year to the bookies in lost bets. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, if one bets with the unofficial, illegal bookie on the shop floor, generally the limits are very much lower. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A "bookie" works faster, but he is not more economical. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is certainly wrong that the bookies should go free. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The trouble with the tax on dog totes is, of course, that it is going to drive a tremendous amount of business to the bookies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This means that the very small bookie may go underground again. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Secondly, the bookie provides better odds for the punter. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It may put the small bookie almost out of business if he pays it all without passing any tax on to the punter. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We all know that there are a good many rich bookies and there are very few rich punters. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of bookie These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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