粵

投tau4注zyu3

tau4 zyu3tóu zhù

English

  1. to throw one's energies (into an activity)
  2. to invest one's emotions (in sth)
  3. to bet
  4. betting
  5. to keep one's eye(s) on
  6. to devote
  7. to bet

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 投目注意
  2. 投放注入
  3. 投入賭注

Examples

  • 賭博網站讓用戶投注在將滅絕的物種上,因為墨西哥灣漏油。

    Gambling site lets users bet on which species will go extinct because of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 投注心血

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  • 場外投注站

    off-course betting centre

  • 喺網上投注

    to bet on the Internet

  • 班女仔都圍住佢,將羨慕嘅眼光投注喺佢身上。

    The girls surrounded him, casting envious eyes on him. ----

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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