The Wager的意思|示意

But I would wager that a relatively small percentage of the crowd actually consists of diehard horse racing fans.

但是我打赌，只有相对很小比例的观众是真正的赛马迷。

Firms use these instruments both as insurance -- to hedge their exposures to risk -- and to wager on the health of other companies.

企业在保险（保护使其不暴露在风险前）和其它公司的健康状况上压赌注。

And I'll lay a wager that barely anyone in the West believed them.

我会打赌在西方没有人会信这一套。

It also offers a chance to wager on the capital having a white Christmas (at ten-to-one against) or who will win the next election (the Tories, if you believe the odds).

指的是否会下雪，赔率是十赔一，或谁将在下次选举中获胜？保守党？

If you're willing to wager a small sum of money, it might pay off very handsomely - or maybe not if the issuers of the CDS products are right and the worst doesn't happen.

如果你愿意下一笔小赌注，可能会获得非常可观的回报——也可能不会，如果CDS产品的发行者是对的，最糟糕的情况没有发生。

And the ominous “large” is simply frightening. I would wager the heat release from the first bite of one might well generate enough energy to power a small village for a night.

而大号馅饼则会让人目瞪口呆，我干打赌你第一口咬下去产生的能量就足以供应小镇一个晚上的照明。