| 单词 | stake |
| 释义 | Word Frequency stake 1(steɪk) noun 1. a stick or metal bar driven into the ground as a marker, part of a fence, support for a plant, etc 2. one of a number of vertical posts that fit into sockets around a flat truck or railway wagon to hold the load in place 3. a method or the practice of executing people by binding them to a stake in the centre of a pile of wood that is then set on fire 4. LDS Church an administrative district consisting of a group of wards under the jurisdiction of a president 5. pull up stakes verb (transitive) 6. to tie, fasten, or tether with or to a stake 7. (often foll by out or off) to fence or surround with stakes 8. (often foll by out) to lay (a claim) to land, rights, etc 9. to support with a stake Word origin Old English staca pin; related to Old Frisian staka, Old High German stehho, Old Norse stjaki; see stick1Word Frequency stake 2(steɪk) noun 1. the money or valuables that a player must hazard in order to buy into a gambling game or make a bet 2. an interest, often financial, held in something a stake in the company's future 3. (often plural) the money that a player has available for gambling 4. (often plural) a prize in a race, etc, esp one made up of contributions from contestants or owners 5. (plural) horse racing a race in which all owners of competing horses contribute to the prize money 6. US and Canadian informal short for grubstake (sense 1) 7. at stake 8. raise the stakes verb (transitive) 9. to hazard (money, etc) on a result 10. to invest in or support by supplying with money, etc to stake a business enterprise Word origin C16: of uncertain origin |
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