punt onsth
—phrasal verbwithpuntverbuk/pʌnt/us/pʌnt/
(RISK MONEY)
informal
toriskmoneybybuyingorsupportingsomething, in thehopeof making orwinningmoremoney
承担风险购买（或支持）…（期待因此赚更多的钱）
Investors arepuntingon abigmovein thestockmarketnextweek.投资者们把希望压在下周股市将会有大变动。
(NOT DO)
USinformal
If youpunton something, youdecidenot to do orincludeit.
决定不做（或不包括）…
Wepuntedon amotionthat makes nosense.我们放弃了一个没有意义的动议。