stake

stake

[steik]

n.桩, 赌注, 利害关系
v.用桩支撑, 下注

例句与用法:

Detectives have been staking out the house for two days now.

警方的侦查人员已对这座房子监视两天了。

He drove a stake into the ground.

他向地里打了一根桩子。

He staked a claim to the land where he'd found the gold.

他在发现黄金的那块土地上立下界标以表明他的所有权。

I have staked all my hopes on you.

我已经把我所有的希望都寄托在你身上了。

词形变化:

动词过去式: staked | 动词过去分词: staked | 动词现在分词: staking | 动词第三人称单数: stakes |


n.

1. 桩, 标桩; 棍子, 棒[C]

He put up a stake to support the newly planted tree.

他竖了一根桩支撑新种的树。

2. 火刑柱; 大刑, 火刑[the S]

Joan of Arc was burned at the stake.

圣女贞德被烧死在火刑柱上。

3. 股本, 股份; 利害关系[C][(+in)]

Each of us has a stake in the future of our country.

我们国家的未来与我们每个人都利害相关。

4. 赌金, 赌注[P1]

The old ladies played for small stakes just for amusement.

老太太们下小赌注赌钱只是为了取乐。

5. (赛马等的)奖金; 有奖赛马, 有奖比赛[P1]

He made a twenty-dollar bet at the stakes.

他在有奖赛马上下了二十美元的赌注。

6. 危险, 风险[U]

My whole future was at stake.

我的未来吉凶未卜。

vt.

1. 把……押下打赌, 拿……冒险[(+on)]

He staked all his money on the risky business.

他将所有的钱都押在这个有风险的生意上。

2. 系……于桩上; 以桩支撑[(+up)]

He planted and staked all the new trees.

他栽了许多新树, 并用桩全部支撑好。

3. 用桩标出的界限[(+out/off)]

The gold miner staked out his claim.

那位淘金者立桩标出他的地界。

4. 用桩围住[(+up/in)]

5. 【美】【口】资助, 支持

I'll stake you to a dinner if you'll come.

如果你愿意来, 我请你吃饭。


短语词组:

at stake

1. 在危急关头

The life of the patient is at stake.

病人的生命在危急中。

stake out

1. 监视

The hotel has been staked out for some time by the police.

这家旅馆已被警方监视了一段时间。


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