| 单词 | stake |
| 释义 | stake [steɪk] noun countable SHARE 份额 ADVANCED ■a share or a financial involvement in something such as a business 股本，股份 •He holds have a stake in sth ■If you have a stake in something which is important to you, you have a personal interest or involvement in it 对…有强烈的兴趣；与…有利害关系 •Employers have a stake in the training of their staff.雇主很重视员工训练。 [steɪk] noun countable RISK 风险 ADVANCED ■the amount of money which you risk on the result of something such as a game or competition 赌注，赌金 •She spent two weeks in Las Vegas playing high- the stakes [plural] ■In an activity or competition, the stakes are the reward for the person who wins or succeeds in it （活动或比赛的）奖金，奖品 •The team is playing for enormous stakes - the chance to play in the final.这支球队正在为大奖——进入决赛——而拼命一搏。 the Stakes ■a horse race in which the prize money is provided by all the owners of the horses which are competing in the race （奖金由全部参赛马主提供的）赛马 the popularity, etc. stakes ■a situation where someone is judged on how much of a particular quality they have 受欢迎度等等 •The prime minister is not very high in raise/up the stakes ■to increase the prize or reward in a competition or any activity in which you are competing 增加奖金；提高奖赏 ■to make a situation more urgent or more difficult to ignore 使情况更紧急；使事态扩大 •The stowaways are trying to raise the stakes by refusing to eat until they are given money and aid.偷渡者正试图透过绝食来使事态扩大，直到他们得到钱和援助为止。 [steɪk] noun countable STICK 棍 ■a strong stick or metal bar with a pointed end 桩，标桩 •The stakes are pushed or hammered into the ground and can be used for marking an area, supporting a plant or forming part of a fence.将木桩插入地下，可以用来标明地界、支撑植物或构成围栏。 the stake ■in the past, a wooden post to which people were tied before being burned to death as a punishment （旧时的）火刑柱 •In medieval Europe, many women were accused of being witches and were burnt at [steɪk] noun countable at stake ADVANCED ■If something that is valuable is at stake, it is in a situation where it might be lost 有风险；处于危急关头 •Thousands of lives will be at stake if emergency aid does not arrive in the city soon.如果紧急救援物资不能早日运到城中，数千人的生命就会有危险。 [steɪk] noun countable go to the stake for sth ■to defend an action, opinion or belief despite the risks that are involved 为（行为、观点或信仰）甘冒风险；为…不惜赴汤蹈火 •She was prepared to go to the stake for her views.她准备不惜一切代价来维护自己的观点。 [steɪk] verb transitive RISK 风险 ■to risk an amount of money 以…来打赌，投下…的赌注 •At the roulette table, he staked $10 000 on [steɪk] verb transitive USE STICK 使用棍 ■to hold up and support something by fastening it to stakes 用桩支撑；把…系于桩上 •Tomato plants should be staked.番茄植株得用架子架起来。 [steɪk] verb transitive stake a claim ■If you stake a claim to something, you state that you have a right to it and that it should belong to you 宣布所有权，提出拥有权 •He marked the spot on his map where he had seen the gold and returned later that month to stake his claim.他在地图上标出了见到金子的地方，然后在当月稍晚的时候回来宣布自己对此地拥有所有权。 [steɪk] verb transitive Phrasal Verbs stake sth on sth ■to risk harming or losing something important if an action, decision or situation does not have the result you want or expect 拿…为…冒险；把…押在…上 •I think she'll be head of this company in five year's time - I'd stake my reputation on it.我认为不出五年她就会成为这家公司的领袖——我敢用我的名誉担保。 [steɪk] verb transitive Phrasal Verbs [M] stake sth out WATCH mainly US informal ■to watch a place continuously in order to catch criminals or to see a famous person 监视 •The police staked out the hotel where the two terrorists were reported to be staying.据报，那两名恐怖分子藏匿在这家旅馆中，警方于是展开监视。 MAKE CLEAR ■to establish or make clear your opinion or position on something 表明（观点或立场） •Two of the president's chief advisors have staked out opposite positions on this issue.总统的两位主要顾问在这一问题上表明了相反的立场。 •New software companies are going to find it hard staking out a position in an already crowded market.新的软体公司将会发现想要在已经饱和的市场中立足决非易事。 [steɪk] verb transitive Phrasal Verbs [M] stake somewhere/sth out ■to mark the limits of an area or a piece of land with wooden sticks in order to claim ownership of it 立桩标出…的界线，用界桩界定（区域、地块） ■to show other people that you claim ownership, control or use of a particular area in a physical way, for example by putting personal things there 明确界定对（某地）的所有权（或控制权、使用权） •Each gang in the city has staked out its territory and defends it from other gangs.城里的每个帮派都划出了自己的地盘，并且禁止其他帮派染指。 •They arrived early for the concert and staked out a place at the front of the queue.他们很早就到了音乐会现场，在队伍的前排占了位子。 [steɪk] verb transitive Phrasal Verbs stake sb to sth US ■to provide someone with a particular thing or with what they need to get it 为（某人）提供… •The governor has promised to stake the city's homeless to what they need for a fresh start.州长已承诺要为该市的无家可归者提供开始新生活的必需品。 |
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