1·I'm going to up the ante.
我准备加大赌注。
2·I think it did up the ante quite a bit.
我认为现在快到该下注的时候了。
3·But holding out may force Ballmer to up the ante.
但是，继续僵持恐怕会迫使鲍尔默提高赌注。
4·DAVID STERN (pictured) did his best to up the ante.
大卫·斯特恩（上图）尽了最大努力来营造气势。
5·Another benefit of setting attainable goals is you can always up the ante.
制定能够企及的目标还有另一个好处：那就是你可以不断设定更高的目标。
6·I have to talk to my insurance company for jobs that high, and they really up the ante.
我不得不向保险公司谈及这项工作的高度风险，他们后来还真提升了保险额。
7·We wanted to further raise the bar and really up the ante on our overall interface quality.
我们希望能够更上一层楼，提高我们整个界面的质量。
8·His father knows it will be time to up the ante, given a guest list with many of the same faces.
他父亲知道这次要下更大的血本了，因为宾客名单上有很多熟悉的面孔。
9·Now, with the release of their second album, Human Clay, Creed is poised to up the ante yet again.
现在，随着他们的第二张专辑《躯体》的发行，“信念”准备再加大赌注。
10·While many people would be out celebrating and toasting to their success they decided to dig deep and up the ante.
也许很多人会出来庆祝这次成功，但他们还是决定深入项目并提高筹码。