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punt on something
phrasal verb with puntverbuk /pʌnt/ us /pʌnt/
(RISK MONEY)
informal
to risk money by buying or supporting something, in the hope of making or winning more money: 承担风险购买（或支持）…（期待因此赚更多的钱）
Investors are punting on a big move in the stock market next week.投资者们把希望压在下周股市将会有大变动。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Gambling & bookmaking
a/the bookmaker'sphrase
ante
anti-gambling
bank
bet
blackjack
casino
chip
co-favourite
cockfight
favourite
pontoon
raffle
self-exclusion
slot machine
smart money
sportsbook
spread betting
stake something on something
stakeholder
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Investing money
(NOT DO)
USinformal
If you punt on something, you decide not to do or include it: 决定不做（或不包括）…
We punted on a motion that makes no sense.我们放弃了一个没有意义的动议。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Refusing & rejecting
abjuration
abjure
abnegate
abnegation
bar
bat something/someone away
decline
disavow
gainsay
oppositional
opt
opt out
pass on
pass something up
quit
rebel
refuse
sb wouldn't touch something/someone with a bargepole/barge poleidiom
tear
would not do something for all the tea in Chinaidiom
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