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stake S0697500 (stāk)n.1. A piece of wood or metal pointed at one end for driving into the ground as a marker, fence pole, or tent peg.2. a. A vertical post to which an offender is bound for execution by burning.b. Execution by burning. Used with the: condemned to the stake.3. A vertical post secured in a socket at the edge of a platform, as on a truck bed, to help retain the load.4. Mormon Church A territorial division consisting of a group of wards under the jurisdiction of a president.5. Sports & Games a. often stakes Money or property risked in a wager or gambling game.b. The prize awarded the winner of a contest or race.c. A race offering a prize to the winner, especially a horserace in which the prize consists of money contributed equally by the horse owners.6. a. A share or an interest in an enterprise, especially a financial share.b. Personal interest or involvement: a stake in her children's future.7. Something, such as a crucial change or grave consequence, that may result from a situation: The stakes are high in the mayoral election.8. A grubstake.tr.v. staked, stak·ing, stakes 1. a. To mark the location or limits of with stakes. Often used with out: staked out a garden patch.b. To claim, establish, or register as one's own. Often used with out: staked out a mining claim at the office; staked out a place for herself in the library.2. a. To fasten, secure, or support with a stake or stakes: staked down the tent; staked the shrubs.b. To tether or tie to a stake.c. To impale with a stake.3. To gamble or risk; hazard: staked his week's pay on the horse race; staked the campaign on a promise of a tax cut.4. To provide with money; finance: staked him to the money for the tickets.5. Sports To provide a lead for: Her homer staked her team to a two-run lead.Phrasal Verb: stake out1. To keep (a building, for example) under surveillance.2. To assign (a police officer, for example) to an area to conduct surveillance: The police were staked out across the street from the apartment.Idiom: at stake At risk; in question.
[Middle English, from Old English staca.]Thesaurus| Adv. | 1. | at stake - in question or at issue; "there is more at stake than your modesty" | | 2. | at stake - to be won or lost; at risk; "perhaps a million dollars are at stake" |
Translationsstake2 (steik) noun a sum of money risked in betting. He and his friends enjoy playing cards for high stakes. 賭注，賭金 赌注 verb to bet or risk (money or something of value). I'm going to stake $5 on that horse. 押賭注 押赌at stake1. to be won or lost. A great deal of money is at stake. 在成敗中 在成败中2. in great danger. The peace of the country / Our children's future is at stake. 嚴重關頭 严重关头at stake
at stakeIn jeopardy of being won or lost, or in the process of being determined as a positive or negative outcome. My presentation needs to go perfectly—the big promotion is at stake. Our dream house is at stake here, so we need write the best possible offer.See also: stakeat stakeFig. ready to be won or lost; at risk; hanging in the balance. That's a very risky investment. How much money is at stake? I have everything at stake on this wager.See also: stakeat stakeAt risk to be won or lost, as in We have a great deal at stake in this transaction. This phrase uses stake in the sense of something that is wagered. Shakespeare used it in Troilus and Cressida (3:3): "I see my reputation is at stake." [Late 1500s] See also: stakeat stake Something that is at stake could be lost or damaged if something fails. There's a lot of money at stake here. Someone's got to do the thinking around here, especially with our daughter's future at stake.See also: stake(be/have a lot, etc.) at ˈstake that can be won or lost, depending on the success of a particular action: The team must win the game on Saturday to stay in the competition. With so much at stake, everyone has to play their best. ♢ This decision has put our lives at stake. Stake in this idiom refers to the amount of money that somebody bets when they are gambling and which they could lose.See also: stake at stake At risk; in question.See also: stakeEncyclopediaSeestake |