stake
stake
英[steɪk]美[steɪk]
n.桩，刑柱，股份，（在公司、计划等中的）重大利益；
vt.用桩支撑，以…下注[打赌]，用桩区分，界分；
复数：stakes;
第三人称单数：stakes;
过去式：staked;
过去分词：staked;
现在分词：staking;
例句
Heretics were burned at the stake.持异端者被处以火刑。
A wooden stake was driven firmly into the ground.木桩被牢牢钉进地里。
The life of the sick man is at stake.病人的生命在危急中.
Never mind the free market: the Kuwaitis had to sell more than half their stake.这时,轮到自由市场发挥作用了: 科威特投资*只能把一半多的股份卖掉.
Witches used to be burned at the stake.巫婆过去要被处以火刑.
New opportunities are opening up for investors who want a more direct stake in overseas companies.希望更加直接地参股海外公司的投资者获得了新的机会。
People don't just knock one another off like this unless there's big money at stake.如果不是为了冒险赚大钱，人们不会像这样彼此残杀。
That shiftiness was also recognised by those whose money was actually at stake.那些资金处于危险中的借款人也能够认识到这种奸诈。
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。
He acted immorally when his own interests were at stake.当他自己的利益受到威胁的时候,他的行动就不合乎道德了.
英语六级真题
The second rule is don't raise the stakes by challenging her authority.
出自-2011年6月阅读原文Another part of the study suggests far more is at stake than the mere expression of views.
出自-2010年6月阅读原文柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
PHRASE
处于危险境地;处于成败关头
If something is at stake, it is being risked and might be lost or damaged if you are not successful.
例句
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。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。N-PLURAL
(比赛或行动的)赌注，风险
The stakes involved in a contest or a risky action are the things that can be gained or lost.
例句
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。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，*府和*队现在面临的风险更大了。VERB
将…押(在…);以…打赌;拿…冒险
If you stake something such as your money or your reputation on the result of something, you risk your money or reputation on it.
例句
He has staked his political future on an election victory...他把自己的**前途押在竞选获胜上。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 a stake in something 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.
例句
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。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*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 use stakes to refer to something that is like a contest. For example, you can refer to the choosing of a leader as the leadership stakes .
例句
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。N-COUNT
桩
A stake is 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 you stake a claim, you say that something is yours or that you have a right to it.
例句
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。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。英汉词典释义
n.
桩, 柱,标桩,篱笆桩
刑柱,火刑柱
股份, 利害关系
赛马奖金
赌注
（在公司、计划等中的）重大利益，重大利害关系
vt.
用桩支撑
He staked newly planted trees.他用木桩子撑住新栽的树。以…下注[打赌]，（就某事）以…打赌，拿…冒险
I staked ten pence upon a horse, and it won.我在一匹马身上押了十便士, 而它居然赢了。用桩区分, 界分
英英词典释义
Noun
1. (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something;
"they have interests all over the world""a stake in the company's future"2. a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track);
"a pair of posts marked the goal""the corner of the lot was indicated by a stake"3. instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning
4. the money risked on a gamble
Verb
1. put at risk;
"I will stake my good reputation for this"2. place a bet on;
"Which horse are you backing?""I'm betting on the new horse"3. mark with a stake;
"stake out the path"4. tie or fasten to a stake;
"stake your goat"5. kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole;
"the enemies were impaled and left to die"行业词典
体育： 赌注赌金；野外射箭的靶位；桩子；
水产： 樯张网；set stow net 用插杆固定网具的张网。；
金融： 控股；赌金；风险投资；股东资本；投机股本；
