stake/steɪk/

n

1. C 桩；篱笆桩

• tether a horse to a stake 把马拴在桩上

2. 用作单 火刑柱

• He was burnt at the stake. 他被处以火刑。

3. C，常用复 赌注；赌本

• He always plays for high stakes. 他总是下大赌注。

• The stakes are high. 赌本大。

4. C 股份

• a 37% stake in the business 在企业中占37%的股份

5. [~s] (尤指赛马的)奖金；奖品；有奖比赛

• trial stakes 有奖赛马的预赛

• The stakes is always a popular race. 赛马总是吸引很多人。

词组at stake 在危急关头

• Their lives are at stake. 他们的生命危在旦夕。

pull (up) stakes 非正式 搬家；离开

• They have decided to pull up stakes and go to the countryside. 他们决定搬到乡下去住。