stake
noun
verb
steɪk
noun
1
at stake
if
something
that
you
value
very
much
is
at
stake,
you
will
lose
it
if
a
plan
or
action
is
not
successful
有风险，成败难料
They
have
to
win
the
contract
–
thousands
of
jobs
are
at
stake.
他们必须赢得这份合同，这关系到好几千个工作岗位。
National
pride
is
at
stake
in
next
week’s
game
against
England.
下星期对英格兰队的比赛关乎民族尊严。
2
COMPANY/BUSINESS
公司/企业
if
you
have
a
stake
in
a
business,
you
have
INVESTED
money
in
it
股份，股本
C
hold/have
a
stake
in
sth
He
holds
a
51%
stake
in
the
firm.
他在这家公司拥有 51% 的股份。
3
have a stake in sth
if
you
have
a
stake
in
something,
you
will
get
advantages
if
it
is
successful,
and
you
feel
that
you
have
an
important
connection
with
it
与某事物有利害关系
Young
people
don’t
feel
they
have
a
stake
in
the
country’s
future.
年轻人觉得自己与国家的未来没有关系。
4
MONEY RISKED
赌注
money
that
you
risk
on
the
result
of
a
horse
race,
card
game
etc
〔赛马、牌局等的〕赌注; 赌金
C
For
a
dollar
stake,
you
can
win
up
to
$1,000,000.
押一美元赌注，你最多可能赢到一百万美元。
5
high stakes
a.
if
the
stakes
are
high
when
you
are
trying
to
do
something,
you
risk
losing
a
lot
or
it
will
be
dangerous
if
you
fail
b.
if
the
stakes
are
high
when
you
are
doing
something
such
as
playing
a
card
game,
you
risk
losing
a
lot
of
money
〔打扑克等的〕很高的赌注
Climbing
is
a
dangerous
sport
and
the
stakes
are
high
.
爬山是一项危险的运动，风险很大。
We’re
playing
for
high
stakes
here.
我们这里玩起来赌注都很大。
6
POINTED STICK
尖尖的棒
a
pointed
piece
of
wood,
metal
etc,
especially
one
that
is
pushed
into
the
ground
to
support
something
or
mark
a
particular
place
桩，柱
C
tent
stakes
帐篷桩
Drive
two
stakes
into
the
ground
about
three
feet
apart.
打两根桩子到地里，相隔大约三英尺的距离。
7
the stake
a
post
to
which
a
person
was
tied
in
former
times
before
being
killed
by
burning
〔旧时的〕火刑柱
Suspected
witches
were
burnt
at
the
stake
.
被怀疑是女巫的人被烧死在火刑柱上。
8
in the popularity/fashion etc stakes
used
when
saying
how
popular,
fashionable
etc
someone
or
something
is
说到声望/时尚等
Ben
wouldn’t
score
very
highly
in
the
popularity
stakes.
论声望，本并不是很高。
9
(be prepared to) go to the stake for/over sth
to
be
willing
to
do
anything
to
protect
or
defend
an
idea,
or
belief
[英] （准备）为保护 （捍卫 ）某事物甘冒巨大风险
BrE
That’s
my
opinion,
but
I
wouldn’t
go
to
the
stake
for
it.
那是我的观点，但我不会为它赴汤蹈火。
10
pull up stakes up stakes
10.
also
又作
to
leave
your
job
or
home
[英，非正式] 辞职; 离家; 搬家
BrE informal
We’re
going
to
pull
up
stakes
and
move
to
Montana.
我们打算把家搬到蒙大拿州去。
verb
11
to
risk
losing
something
that
is
valuable
or
important
to
you
on
the
result
of
something
以… （冒险 ）打赌
stake
sth
on
sb/sth
Kevin
is
staking
his
reputation
on
the
success
of
the
project.
凯文把自己的名誉押在这个项目的成功上。
Jim
staked
his
whole
fortune
on
one
card
game.
吉姆把自己的全部财产押在一次牌局中。
12
I’d stake my life on it
used
when
saying
that
you
are
completely
sure
that
something
is
true,
or
that
something
will
happen
[口] 我敢以性命打赌
spoken
I’m
sure
that’s
Jesse
–
I’d
stake
my
life
on
it.
我敢肯定那人是杰西 — 我敢以性命打赌。
13
stake up
also
又作
to
support
something
with
stakes
用桩支撑; 把…系在柱上
Young
trees
have
to
be
staked.
小树必须用桩子支撑。
14
stake off
also
又作
to
mark
or
enclose
an
area
of
ground
with
stakes
用标桩标出 （围起 ）〔某一地区〕
A
corner
of
the
field
has
been
staked
off.
这块地的一角已用标桩围了起来。
15
stake (out) a claim
to
say
publicly
that
you
think
you
have
a
right
to
have
or
own
something
公开声明（对…）拥有所有权
[+
to
]
Both
countries
staked
a
claim
to
the
islands.
两国都公开声称对这些岛屿拥有主权。
16
to
watch
a
place
secretly
and
continuously
持续监视〔某处〕;
Police
officers
have
been
staking
out
the
warehouse
for
weeks.
警察对这座仓库已经持续监视了好几个星期。
17
to
mark
or
control
a
particular
area
so
that
you
can
have
it
or
use
it
保留，留出
We
went
to
the
show
early
to
stake
out
a
good
spot.
我们早早地去了表演地点，抢占一个好位置。
18
to
state
your
opinions
about
something
in
a
way
that
shows
how
your
ideas
are
clearly
separate
from
other
people’s
ideas
明确表明〔自己的观点〕，毫不含糊地说明〔自己的立场〕
Johnson
staked
out
the
differences
between
himself
and
the
other
candidates.
约翰逊明确阐述了自己与其他候选人之间的分歧。