Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Nov 14, 2005 01:59
18 yrs ago
English term
China
oddsmaking
English to Chinese
Tech/Engineering
Business/Commerce (general)
Wall street
After months of oddsmaking from Washington to Wall Street about who would succeed Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan, 79, when his term expires in January, last week Greenspan and Bernanke strode into the Oval Office for the announcement. After 18 years leading the Fed, the man known as the Maestro will finally turn over his baton.
Proposed translations
(Chinese)
| 4 +2 | 猜测 |
Nai-Ching Ting
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| 5 | 竟猜 |
xuhuanyu
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| 4 | 現獀戒猔 |
Angus Woo
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| 3 | 打赌 |
Will Wong
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| 3 | FYI oddsmaker |
chica nueva
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Proposed translations
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57 mins
Nai-Ching Ting
Native in Chinese
Works in field
32 years, for more than 22 million words
Native in: Chinese 
Works in: Chinese to English, English to Chinese
Related KudoZ points
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39
Selected
猜测
I think odds refers to the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another (可能的机会), hence oddsmaking is 猜测.
Peer comment(s):
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Wenjer Leuschel (X)
: Right, speculating.
6 hrs
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Thanks!
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Danbing HE
9 hrs
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Thanks!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "谢谢！"
30 mins
打赌
oddsmaking 是打赌的意思,指大家在猜测谁会成为下一任Federal Reserve chairman.
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纷纷议论
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纷纷议论
4 hrs
chica nueva
Native in English
Works in field
http://youtube/iraVWQu3Zf8
Native in: English (Variants: British, New Zealand)
Works in: Chinese to English
Related KudoZ points
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79
FYI oddsmaker
G-Win.com 智胜空间-投注术语 - [ Translate this page ]
... 赔率术语. 博彩（Bet） 下注一场比赛的正确结果，也称为lay, gamble和wager。
博彩公司（Bookmaker） 接受您下注的公司. ... 赔率制定者（Oddsmaker） 制定赔率的人。
冠军赔率（Outright） 获得锦标赛冠军的赔率，而不是获得名次。 ...
bbs.g-win.com/ dispbbs.asp?BoardID=22&ID=793&page=1 - 15k - Supplemental Result - Cached - Similar pages
博天堂| 下注说明| 术语表 - [ Translate this page ]
... wager。 博彩公司（Bookmaker）, 接受您下注的公司. 分盘 ... 参看固定赔率投注）。
赔率（Odds）, 也就是line或者price。用这个数值乘以您的下注金额就是您赢得的
彩金数量。 开盘家（Oddsmaker）, 制定赔率的人。 冠军赔率 ...
www.sc.sb28.com/c/info/bets_explained/gloss.html - 42k - Supplemental Result - Cached - Similar pages
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odds
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American English - I don't know this term.
try 'speculation'...
Jim Davis: Oddsmaking in Dublin
Oddsmaking in Dublin. Will Bush Shake Gerry Adams' Hand? By JIM DAVIS. Friday night
in Dublin's Long Haul pub, the news has just come in. ...
www.counterpunch.org/davis04072003.html - 25k - Cached - Similar pages
NASA's nuclear-fueled oddsmaking / Assurances can't calm fears of ...
NASA's nuclear-fueled oddsmaking <BR> Assurances can't calm fears of a 'Chernobyl
in the sky'
sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/ c/a/2003/04/28/MN291475.DTL - 31k - Cached - Similar pages
The Talent Show: More on Terrorist Oddsmaking
More on Terrorist Oddsmaking. Although this thing has already died, I've already
seen a number of bloggers on the left come out in support of this dumbass ...
www.thetalentshow.org/archives/000317.html - 23k - Cached - Similar pages
speculation = 1 thoughts about what might happen 推测;猜测 eg The politician's remarks gave rise to speculation about his future. 这为政治家的讲话引起了人们对它的前途有所猜测.2 taking a risk in order to make money (为挣钱儿推行的)冒险;投机 eg His speculations on the Stock Market led to a considerable loss. 他在股票市场上的投机活动令他损失惨重.(朗文进阶词典)
... 赔率术语. 博彩（Bet） 下注一场比赛的正确结果，也称为lay, gamble和wager。
博彩公司（Bookmaker） 接受您下注的公司. ... 赔率制定者（Oddsmaker） 制定赔率的人。
冠军赔率（Outright） 获得锦标赛冠军的赔率，而不是获得名次。 ...
bbs.g-win.com/ dispbbs.asp?BoardID=22&ID=793&page=1 - 15k - Supplemental Result - Cached - Similar pages
博天堂| 下注说明| 术语表 - [ Translate this page ]
... wager。 博彩公司（Bookmaker）, 接受您下注的公司. 分盘 ... 参看固定赔率投注）。
赔率（Odds）, 也就是line或者price。用这个数值乘以您的下注金额就是您赢得的
彩金数量。 开盘家（Oddsmaker）, 制定赔率的人。 冠军赔率 ...
www.sc.sb28.com/c/info/bets_explained/gloss.html - 42k - Supplemental Result - Cached - Similar pages
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Note added at 5 hrs 1 min (2005-11-14 07:00:50 GMT)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odds
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Note added at 5 hrs 10 mins (2005-11-14 07:09:54 GMT)
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American English - I don't know this term.
try 'speculation'...
Jim Davis: Oddsmaking in Dublin
Oddsmaking in Dublin. Will Bush Shake Gerry Adams' Hand? By JIM DAVIS. Friday night
in Dublin's Long Haul pub, the news has just come in. ...
www.counterpunch.org/davis04072003.html - 25k - Cached - Similar pages
NASA's nuclear-fueled oddsmaking / Assurances can't calm fears of ...
NASA's nuclear-fueled oddsmaking <BR> Assurances can't calm fears of a 'Chernobyl
in the sky'
sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/ c/a/2003/04/28/MN291475.DTL - 31k - Cached - Similar pages
The Talent Show: More on Terrorist Oddsmaking
More on Terrorist Oddsmaking. Although this thing has already died, I've already
seen a number of bloggers on the left come out in support of this dumbass ...
www.thetalentshow.org/archives/000317.html - 23k - Cached - Similar pages
speculation = 1 thoughts about what might happen 推测;猜测 eg The politician's remarks gave rise to speculation about his future. 这为政治家的讲话引起了人们对它的前途有所猜测.2 taking a risk in order to make money (为挣钱儿推行的)冒险;投机 eg His speculations on the Stock Market led to a considerable loss. 他在股票市场上的投机活动令他损失惨重.(朗文进阶词典)
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竟猜
People there are thinking about.
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竟相猜测OR相互打赌.
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竟相猜测OR相互打赌.
1 hr
現獀戒猔
It means making bets.
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下政治賭注,意味政治角逐
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Personally I don't think those politcal powers would only guess and wait on the final result. They actually take part. It's political wrestling.
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下政治賭注,意味政治角逐
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Note added at 10 hrs 19 mins (2005-11-14 12:19:12 GMT) Post-grading
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Personally I don't think those politcal powers would only guess and wait on the final result. They actually take part. It's political wrestling.
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