stake
stake1
noun
[with obj.]
go to the stake for
stake someone/thing out
stake2
noun
[with obj.]
at stake
noun
- a strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end, driven into the ground to support a tree, form part of a fence, act as a boundary mark, etc.
树桩；标桩；篱笆桩
■a long vertical rod used in basket-making
（制作篮子的）纵向基杆；经条
■a metalworker's small anvil, typically with a projection for fitting into a socket on a bench
（铁匠用的）小铁砧 - (the stake)(historical)a wooden post to which a person was tied before being burned alive as a punishment
(史)火刑柱 - a territorial division of the Mormon Church under the jurisdiction of a president
摩门主教管辖区
[with obj.]
- support (a tree or plant) with a stake or stakes
用桩支撑（树，植物） - (stake something out)mark an area with stakes so as to claim ownership of it
立界标（以表明所有权）
the boundary between the two manors was properly staked out.
那两个庄园之间的界限是用界标准确划明的。
the local dog staked out his territory.
这只本地的狗划分出自己的领地。
■be assertive in defining and defending a position or policy
（界定和维护立场、政策时）强硬；武断；固执
Elena was staking out a role for herself as a formidable political force.
埃琳娜坚持把自己定位为一股巨大的政治势力。
go to the stake for
- used to emphasize that one would do anything to defend a particular belief, opinion, or person
为（信仰、观点或人）不惜一切
- (N. Amer.)move or go to live elsewhere
(北美)搬家，迁址
- assert one's right to something
坚持对…的所有权
- Old English staca, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch staak, also to stick
stake someone/thing out
- (informal)continuously watch a place or person in secret
(非正式)连续不断地暗中监视
they'd staked out Culley's flat for half a day.
他们暗中监视卡勒的公寓已经有半天了。
stake2
noun
- (一般作 stakes)a sum of money or something else of value gambled on the outcome of a risky game or venture
赌本，赌注
playing dice for high stakes.
掷骰子赌大钱。
the opposition raised the stakes in the battle for power.
反对党在争取权力的斗争中增加了赌注。
■a share or interest in a business, situation, or system
（在某种生意、状况或体系中的）股份，参股；利益
GM acquired a 50 per cent stake in Saab.
通用汽车公司获得了萨博50％的股份。
■(stakes)prize money, especially in horse racing
（尤指赛马的）奖金
■[in names](stakes)a horse race in which all the owners of the racehorses running contribute to the prize money
集资赛马
the horse is to run in the Craven Stakes.
这匹马要参加克雷文集资赛马。
■[with modifier](stakes)a situation involving competition in a specified area
（特定领域内的）竞争
we will keep you one step ahead in the fashion stakes.
在时装领域的竞争中我们会使你领先一步。
[with obj.]
- gamble (money or something else of value) on the outcome of a game or race
（以钱或其他有价值的东西）打赌（某项比赛的输赢）
one gambler staked everything he'd got and lost.
一个赌徒尽其所有去打赌，结果输得精光。
it was risky to stake his reputation on one big success.
把他的名誉押在一次巨大的成功上，太冒险了。 - (US informal)give financial or other support to
(美，非正式)资助；支持，帮助
he staked him to an education at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts.
他资助他到美术学院去学习。
at stake
- to be won or lost; at risk
生死攸关；处于危险境地
people's lives could be at stake.
人民的生命可能受到危害。 - at issue or in question
在争论中，成问题
the logical response is to give up, but there's more at stake than logic.
符合逻辑的反应是放弃，但要考虑的不只是逻辑。
- late Middle English: perhaps a specialized usage of stake, from the notion of an object being placed as a wager on a post or stake
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