up the ante

基本解释

Now, with the release of their second album, Human Clay, Creed is poised to up the ante yet again.
现在，随着他们的第二张专辑《躯体》的发行，“信念”准备再加大赌注。
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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.
也许很多人会出来庆祝这次成功，但他们还是决定深入项目并提高筹码。
"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."
人们总是能遇到心怀不满的辞职者说些老板的坏话，但如果你通过社会媒体这么干，就真的是在赌博了。

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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.