| 单词 | stake |
| 释义 | stake stake1 /stayk/, n. , v. , staked, staking. n. 1. a stick or post pointed at one end for driving into the ground as a boundary mark, part of a fence, support for a plant, etc. 2. a post to which a person is bound for execution, usually by burning. 3. the stake, the punishment of death by burning: Joan of Arc was sentenced to the stake. 4. one of a number of vertical posts fitting into sockets or staples on the edge of the platform of a truck or other vehicle, as to retain the load. 5. Mormon Ch. a division of ecclesiastical territory, consisting of a number of wards presided over by a president and two counselors. 6. sett (def. 2). 7. pull up stakes, Informal. to leave one's job, place of residence, etc.; move: They pulled up stakes and went to California. v.t. 8. to mark with or as if with stakes (often fol. by off or out): We staked out the boundaries of the garden. 9. to possess, claim, or reserve a share of (land, profit, glory, etc.) as if by marking or bounding with stakes (usually fol. by out or off): I'm staking out ten percent of the profit for myself. 10. to separate or close off by a barrier of stakes. 11. to support with a stake or stakes, as a plant: to stake tomato vines. 12. to tether or secure to a stake, as an animal: They staked the goat in the back yard. 13. to fasten with a stake or stakes. 14. stake out, a. to keep (a suspect) under police surveillance. b. to appoint (a police officer) to maintain constant watch over a suspect or place. [bef. 900; (n.) ME; OE staca pin; c. D staak, G Stake, ON -staki (in lysistaki candlestick); akin to STICK1; (v.) ME staken to mark (land) with stakes, deriv. of the n.] Syn. 1. pale, picket, pike. stake2 /stayk/, n. , v. , staked, staking. n. 1. something that is wagered in a game, race, or contest. 2. a monetary or commercial interest, investment, share, or involvement in something, as in hope of gain: I have a big stake in the success of the firm. 3. a personal or emotional concern, interest, involvement, or share: Parents have a big stake in their children's happiness. 4. the funds with which a gambler operates. 5. Often, stakes. a prize, reward, increase in status, etc., in or as if in a contest. 6. stakes. Poker. the cash values assigned to the various colored chips, various bets, and raises: Our stakes are 5, 10, and 25 cents: you can bet out 10 cents on a pair and reraise twice at 25 cents. 7. a grubstake. 8. at stake, in danger of being lost, as something that has been wagered; critically involved. v.t. 9. to risk (something), as upon the result of a game or the occurrence or outcome of any uncertain event, venture, etc.: He staked his reputation on the success of the invention. 10. to furnish (someone) with necessaries or resources, esp. money: They staked me to a good meal and a train ticket. [1520-30; orig. uncert.] Syn. 1. wager, bet. 5. winnings, purse. 9. bet, gamble, hazard; jeopardize. |
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