up the ante

基本解釋

Now, with the release of their second album, Human Clay, Creed is poised to up the ante yet again.
現(xiàn)在，隨著他們的第二張專輯《軀體》的發(fā)行，“信念”準備再加大賭注。
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While many people would be out celebrating and toasting to their success they decided to dig deep and up the ante.
也許很多人會出來慶祝這次成功，但他們還是決定深入項目并提高籌碼。
"You've always had disgruntled employees who have left their job and said bad things about an employer," she adds. "But when you do it on social media, you really up the ante."
人們總是能遇到心懷不滿的辭職者說些老板的壞話，但如果你通過社會媒體這么干，就真的是在賭博了。

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If you up the ante, you increase your demands or the risks in a situation in order to achieve a better result.