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英[steɪk]
美[steɪk]

基本释义

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

词性变化

实用例句

Joan of Arc was burnt at the stake .

圣女贞德被处以火刑。

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a 20% stake in the business

那家公司20%的股份

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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。

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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。

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How much was the stake (= how much did you bet) ?

下了多少注?

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They were playing cards for high stakes (= a lot of money) .

他们当时正在打扑克,赌注很高。

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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。

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The prize at stake is a place in the final.

这次如果获胜,便能进入决赛。

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John doesn't do too well in the personality stakes.

论人格魅力,约翰很一般。

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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。

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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。

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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。

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to stake newly planted trees

用木桩支撑新植的树

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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。

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The President staked out his position on the issue.

总统明确阐述了他在这个问题上的立场。

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Detectives had been staking out the house for several weeks.

侦探们已对这所房子监视了几个星期。

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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。

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,政府和军队现在面临的风险更大了。

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。

He has staked his reputation on the outcome.

他将自己的名声赌在了这个结果上。

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党在这个阴谋中也有利害关系,并在事败后杀了他。

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。

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。

真题例句

And the fact that they have a personal stake in the outcome makes them really pay attention.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

In sum, we all have a common stake in our school, our community, and our society.

出自-2011年12月阅读原文

And the fact that they have a personal stake in the outcome makes them really pay attention.

2015年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C

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

That ruling produced an explosion in business-method patent filings, initially by emerging internet companies trying to stake out exclusive rights to specific types of online transactions.

出自-2010年考研阅读原文

Similar to newly staked mining claims, they are full of potential.

出自-2012年考研阅读原文

That ruling produced an explosion in business-method patent filings, initially by emerging Internet companies trying to stake out exclusive rights to specific types of online transactions.

2010年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

英英释义

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"

同义词

vt.打赌,冒险

riskgamblebetwager

n.标竿;桩

pegpost

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