to up the ante
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抬高价格, 提高售价
to increase the price of something
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例子
In negotiations, the company decided to up the ante by offering additional benefits to potential employees.
卖家看到这么多人感兴趣后，就把价格抬高了。
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to add to the risks or demands of a competition, dispute, etc. that will lead to either more benefits or losses
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例子
The negotiations were getting too comfortable, so he raised the ante with a counterproposal.
