| 单词 | stake |
| 释义 | nounverbstakeBrE /steɪk/ NAmE /steɪk/ noun [C ]a wooden or metal post that is pointed at one end and pushed into the ground in order to support sth , mark a particular place , etc .桩；标桩；篱笆桩the stake [sing. ]a wooden post that sb could be tied to in former times before being burnt to death (= killed by fire )as a punishment 火刑柱◆ Joan of Arc was burnt at the stake . 圣女贞德被处以火刑。[C ]money that sb invests in a company 股本；股份◆ a 20% stake in the business 那家公司 20% 的股份[sing. ]~in sth an important part or share in a business , plan , etc . that is important to you and that you want to be successful （在公司、计划等中的）重大利益，重大利害关系◆ She has a personal stake in the success of the play . 这出戏成功与否对她个人有重大利害关系。◆ Many young people no longer feel they have a stake in society . 很多年轻人不再觉得他们与社会休戚相关。[C ]something that you risk losing , especially money , when you try to predict the result of a race , game , etc ., or when you are involved in an activity that can succeed or fail 赌注◆ How much was the stake (= how much did you bet )? 下了多少注？◆ They were playing cards for high stakes (= a lot of money ). 他们当时正在打扑克，赌注很高。bet , casino , chip , croupier , gambling , lottery , odds , roulette , stake , streak stakes [pl. ]the money that is paid to the winners in horse racing 赛马奖金stakes [U ]used in the names of some horse races （用于某些赛马赛事的名称）…赛 ● at ˈstake that can be won or lost , depending on the success of a particular action 成败难料；得失都可能；有风险◆ We cannot afford to take risks when people's lives are at stake . 在性命攸关的事情上，不容我们有闪失。◆ The prize at stake is a place in the final . 这次如果获胜，便能进入决赛。● go to the ˈstake over /for sth to be prepared to do anything in order to defend your opinions or beliefs 为坚持自己的观点（或信仰）甘冒一切危险；为维护自己的观点（或信仰）不惜赴汤蹈火● in the… stakes used to say how much of a particular quality a person has , as if they were in a competition in which some people are more successful than others （评论一个人的某种品质高或低）要是比…的话，论…◆ John doesn't do too well in the personality stakes . 论人格魅力，约翰很一般。● ˌup ˈsticks (BrE ) (NAmE ˌpull up ˈstakes ) (informal ) to suddenly move from your house and go to live somewhere else 突然迁居stakeBrE /steɪk/ NAmE /steɪk/ verb present simple - I / you / we / they stake BrE /steɪk/ NAmE /steɪk/ present simple - he / she / it stakes BrE /steɪks/ NAmE /steɪks/ past simple staked BrE /steɪkt/ NAmE /steɪkt/ past participle staked BrE /steɪkt/ NAmE /steɪkt/ -ing form staking BrE /ˈsteɪkɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈsteɪkɪŋ/ ~sth (on sth )to risk money or sth important on the result of sth （就某事）以…打赌，拿…冒险SYN bet◆ He staked £25 on the favourite (= for example , in horse racing ). 他在那匹众人看好的马上押了 25 英镑。◆ She staked her political career on tax reform , and lost . 她把自己的政治前程押在税制改革上，结果赌输了。◆ That's him over there —I'd stake my life on it (= I am completely confident ). 就是那边那个人，我敢拿脑袋打赌。~sth (up )to support sth with a stake (1 ) 用桩支撑◆ to stake newly planted trees 用木桩支撑新植的树 ● stake (out ) a /your ˈclaim (to /for /on sth )to say or show publicly that you think sth should be yours 公开宣布自己（对某物）的所有权；向公众表示某物应属于自己◆ Adams staked his claim for a place in the Olympic team with his easy win yesterday . 亚当斯昨天轻松获胜，这无异于告诉人们奥运代表队中应有他的位置。 ● ˌstake sth↔ˈout to clearly mark the limits of sth that you claim is yours 清楚地界定自认为属于自己的东西to state your opinion , position , etc . on sth very clearly 明确阐述自己的看法（或立场等）◆ The President staked out his position on the issue . 总统明确阐述了他在这个问题上的立场。to watch a place secretly , especially for signs of illegal activity 监视◆ Detectives had been staking out the house for several weeks . 警探们已对这所房子监视了几个星期。 ➡ related noun stake-out |
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