| 单词 | bookie |
| 释义 | bookie noun[C] uk/ˈbʊk.i/us/ˈbʊk.i/informalforbookmaker （尤指赛马等的）赌注登记人（bookmaker的非正式说法）Gambling & bookmaking
bookie| American Dictionarybookie noun[C] us/ˈbʊk·i/(alsobookmaker,us/ˈbʊkˌmeɪ·kər/)apersonwhosebusinessisacceptingandpayingoutmoneyriskedon aparticularresultof something,esp.horseraces Examplesofbookiebookie This book puts forth a daring argument : the animal game's significance lies not in the bicheiros (bookies) but in the bichos (animals). From theCambridge English Corpus A bystander, perhaps abookie, takes the helpless man's money, as other onlookers jeer. From theCambridge English Corpus 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 theOpen 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 theOpen 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 theOpen 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 theOpen 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 theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 However, if one bets with the unofficial, illegalbookieon the shop floor, generally the limits are very much lower. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen 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 theOpen 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 theOpen 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 theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This means that the very smallbookiemay go underground again. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Secondly, thebookieprovides better odds for the punter. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It may put the smallbookiealmost 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 theOpen 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 theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 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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