stake

noun

1. 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.
2. 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。
3. 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
4. （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。
5. 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。
6. 赛马奖金
   the money that is paid to the winners in horse racing
7. （用于某些赛马的名称）…赛
   used in the names of some horse races

verb

1. （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。
2. 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

1. 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.
   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。
2. 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.
   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。
3. 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.
   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。
4. 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.
   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。
5. 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 .
   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。
6. 桩
   A stake is a pointed wooden post which is pushed into the ground, for example in order to support a young tree.
7. 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.
   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。

1. Dig a largish hole and bang the stake in first
   挖一个大点儿的洞，先把木桩敲进去。
2. The aim was to divide up the business, give everyone an equal stake in its future.
   目的是为了平分公司股份，让每个人将来承担均等的风险。
3. 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。
4. Competition has been fierce to win a stake in Skoda
   争夺斯柯达股份的竞争极为激烈。
5. Thousands of heretics were burned at the stake.
   几千名异教徒被烧死在火刑柱上。
6. 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。
7. 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。
8. 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。
9. 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。
10. 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。
11. 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。
12. 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。
13. 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。
14. 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。
15. He has staked his reputation on the outcome.
    他将自己的名声赌在了这个结果上。
16. 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。
17. 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。
18. 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。
19. 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。
20. 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。
21. The time has come for Hindus to stake out their claim to their own homeland.
    印度教徒对自己家园主张权利的时候到了。
22. The life of the sick man is at stake.
    病人的生命在危急中。
23. They planted a stake in the ground.
    他们在地上栽了一根木桩。
24. 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。
25. Witches used to be burned at the stake.
    巫婆过去要被处以火刑。
26. They bound him to a stake with a strong rope.
    他们用一根结实的绳子把他绑在一个木桩上。
27. Chinese companies will be allowed to buy a stake of as much as10% in Taiwanese technology companies, according to a proposal by the Ministry of economic affairs.
    在经济事务部的一项提案中，大陆的公司最多可以购买台湾技术企业高达10%的股份。
28. The country has reached a point where its very existence is at stake.
    国家到了生死存亡的关头。
29. I have a big stake in the company.
    我和那家公司有很大的利害关系。

  gamble bet stake【导航词义：赌博】

  gamble v. 赌博，打赌

〔辨析〕指为获得钱物而在纸牌、赛马等中投机冒险。

  bet v. 下赌注；与…打赌

〔辨析〕多指对比赛等打赌，也指双方对有疑惑、争执之事打赌。

  stake v. 以…打赌

〔辨析〕指用贵重或重要之物当赌注，如名誉、财产等，通常与介词 on 连用。

stake sth↔out

1. 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
2. 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。
3. 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

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
  1. 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。
  2. 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
  1. 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
  1. 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。

noun

1. a strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end so it can be driven into the ground

2. instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning

3. 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

4. (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

5. the money risked on a gamble

   Synonym:    stakesbetwager

verb

1. place a bet on
   1. Which horse are you backing?
   2. I'm betting on the new horse

   Synonym:    bet onbackgagegamepunt

2. kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole
   1. the enemies were impaled and left to die

   Synonym:    impale

3. mark with a stake
   1. stake out the path

   Synonym:    post

4. tie or fasten to a stake
   1. stake your goat

5. put at risk
   1. I will stake my good reputation for this

   Synonym:    venturehazardadventurejeopardize