stake

英 [steɪk]

美 [steɪk]

n.  桩; 标桩; 篱笆桩; 火刑柱; 股本; 股份
v.  (就某事)以…打赌，拿…冒险; 用桩支撑

复数：stakes　现在分词：staking　过去分词：staked　过去式：staked　第三人称单数：stakes　

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同义词辨析

gamblebetstake【导航词义：赌博】

短语动词

短语用例

stake sth↔out

• 清楚地界定自认为属于自己的东西
  to clearly mark the limits of sth that you claim is yours
• 明确阐述自己的看法（或立场等）
  to state your opinion, position, etc. on sth very clearly
  1. Joan of Arc was burnt at the stake .
     圣女贞德被处以火刑。
• 监视
  to watch a place secretly, especially for signs of illegal activity
  1. a 20% stake in the business
     那家公司20%的股份

习惯用语

n.

at stake
• 成败难料；得失都可能；有风险
  that can be won or lost, depending on the success of a particular action
• We cannot afford to take risks when peoples' lives are at stake.
  现在人命交关，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 stake over/for sth
• 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
  to be prepared to do anything in order to defend your opinions or beliefs
in the… stakes
• （评论一个人的某种品质高或低）要是比…的话，论…
  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
• John doesn't do too well in the personality stakes.
  论人格魅力，约翰很一般。
up sticks
• 突然迁居
  to suddenly move from your house and go to live somewhere else

v.

stake (out) a/your claim (to/for/on sth)
• 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
  to say or show publicly that you think sth should be yours
• 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。

牛津词典

noun

• 桩；标桩；篱笆桩
  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.
• 火刑柱
  a wooden post that sb could be tied to in former times before being burnt to death (= killed by fire) as a punishment
  1. Joan of Arc was burnt at the stake .
     圣女贞德被处以火刑。
• 股本；股份
  money that sb invests in a company
  1. a 20% stake in the business
     那家公司20%的股份
• （在公司、计划等中的）重大利益，重大利害关系
  an important part or share in a business, plan, etc. that is important to you and that you want to be successful
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• 赌注
  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
  1. How much was the stake (= how much did you bet) ?
     下了多少注？
  2. They were playing cards for high stakes (= a lot of money) .
     他们当时正在打扑克，赌注很高。
• 赛马奖金
  the money that is paid to the winners in horse racing
• （用于某些赛马的名称）…赛
  used in the names of some horse races

verb

• （就某事）以…打赌，拿…冒险
  to risk money or sth important on the result of sth
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. 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。
• 用桩支撑
  to support sth with a stake(1)
  1. to stake newly planted trees
     用木桩支撑新植的树

柯林斯词典

• PHRASE 处于危险境地;处于成败关头
  If something isat stake, it is being risked and might be lost or damaged if you are not successful.
  1. The tension was naturally high for a game with so much at stake...
     对于一场成败攸关的比赛来说气氛自然非常紧张。
  2. At stake is the success or failure of world trade talks...
     世界贸易谈判正处于成败的重要关头。
  3. At stake are more than 20,000 jobs in Britain's aerospace sector.
     英国航天部门 2 万多人面临失业的危险。
• N-PLURAL (比赛或行动的)赌注，风险
  Thestakesinvolved in a contest or a risky action are the things that can be gained or lost.
  1. The game was usually played for high stakes between two large groups...
     游戏通常在两大集团之间进行，下的赌注一般都很大。
  2. By arresting the organisation's two top leaders the government and the army have now raised the stakes...
     逮捕了该组织的两名主要头目后，政府和军队现在面临的风险更大了。
  3. For Mr Blair the political stakes could hardly have been higher.
     对布莱尔来说，这已经是最高的政治赌注了。
• VERB 将…押(在…);以…打赌;拿…冒险
  If youstakesomething such as your money or your reputationonthe result of something, you risk your money or reputation on it.
  1. He has staked his political future on an election victory...
     他把自己的政治前途押在竞选获胜上。
  2. He has staked his reputation on the outcome.
     他将自己的名声赌在了这个结果上。
• N-COUNT 利害关系;重大利益;(企业等中的)股本，股份
  If you have astake insomething such as a business, it matters to you, for example because you own part of it or because its success or failure will affect you.
  1. He was eager to return to a more entrepreneurial role in which he had a big financial stake in his own efforts...
     他渴望回到一个更多参与创业的角色，那样他所付出的努力会与自己的经济利益息息相关。
  2. Detectives now believe the Mafia also had a stake in the plot and killed him when it went wrong.
     侦探们现在相信黑手党在这个阴谋中也有利害关系，并在事败后杀了他。
• N-PLURAL 比赛;竞赛
  You can usestakesto refer to something that is like a contest. For example, you can refer to the choosing of a leader astheleadershipstakes.
  1. Britain lags behind in the European childcare stakes.
     英国在儿童保育方面落后于欧洲其他国家。
• 桩
  Astakeis a pointed wooden post which is pushed into the ground, for example in order to support a young tree.
• PHRASE 提出权利要求;主张权利
  If youstake a claim, you say that something is yours or that you have a right to it.
  1. Jane is determined to stake her claim as an actress...
     简决心主张自己作为一名女演员的权利。
  2. Baguet's success staked his claim for a place in Belgium's world championship team.
     巴古埃特的成功使他有资格成为比利时世界锦标赛参赛队伍中的一员。

英英释义

noun

• a strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end so it can be driven into the ground
• instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning
• a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track)
  1. a pair of posts marked the goal
  2. the corner of the lot was indicated by a stake
  Synonym:post
• (law) a right or legal share of something
  1. they have interests all over the world
  2. a stake in the company's future
  Synonym:interest
• the money risked on a gamble
  Synonym:stakesbetwager

verb

• place a bet on
  1. Which horse are you backing?
  2. I'm betting on the new horse
  Synonym:bet onbackgagegamepunt
• kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole
  1. the enemies were impaled and left to die
  Synonym:impale
• mark with a stake
  1. stake out the path
  Synonym:post
• tie or fasten to a stake
  1. stake your goat
• put at risk
  1. I will stake my good reputation for this
  Synonym:venturehazardadventurejeopardize

双语例句

• Witches used to be burned at the stake.
  巫婆过去要被处以火刑。
• At stake is the success or failure of world trade talks
  世界贸易谈判正处于成败的重要关头。
• The country has reached a point where its very existence is at stake.
  国家到了生死存亡的关头。
• Britain lags behind in the European childcare stakes.
  英国在儿童保育方面落后于欧洲其他国家。
• By arresting the organisation's two top leaders the government and the army have now raised the stakes
  逮捕了该组织的两名主要头目后，政府和军队现在面临的风险更大了。
• The Chinese nation has reached a point where its very existence is at stake.
  中华民族到了这生死存亡的关头。
• His stake has been held in escrow since the start of the year.
  从年初开始，他的股份已经交由第三方暂时保管。
• They planted a stake in the ground.
  他们在地上栽了一根木桩。
• For Mr Blair the political stakes could hardly have been higher.
  对布莱尔来说，这已经是最高的政治赌注了。
• Competition has been fierce to win a stake in Skoda
  争夺斯柯达股份的竞争极为激烈。