up the ante

While tech watchers reel from sticker shock, whatever big company wanted Skype the most probably never had a choice but to ante up.

不过不管是哪家大公司想吃下Skype，他们都没有别的选择，只能预先付出一大笔赌注。

I think it did up the ante quite a bit.

我认为现在快到该下注的时候了.

When his wife was awarded alimony by the court, Snow had to ante up.

当他的太太被法庭判定获有离婚赡养费时, 斯诺不得不付这笔钱.

The Iraqi court may up the ante by sentencing Hussein and his co-defendants all to death.

伊拉克法庭可能放手一搏将海珊和他的共犯全都处死.

The group mind plays Pong so well that Carpenter decides to up the ante.

凭借群体的智慧把“乒乓”玩得这么好,令卡彭特决定加大难度.

Now it's time to up the ante with some more complexity that will further develop your PHP programming skills and enhance your status as a game master.

现在是时候提高要求来增加一些复杂度，进一步拓展您的PHP编程技能并提高您作为游戏专家的地位。

When his wife was awarded alimony by the court, Kerr had to ante up.

当法庭判给他太太离婚赡养费时, 克尔不得不付.