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stake n.树桩；利害关系；股份；风险；比赛v.标桩；拿…冒险 In the Middle Ages, people would gamble by placing their bets on wooden posts, or stakes. Eventually the bets themselves became known as stakes. Today, you can use the word as a verb to describe any risky endeavor — for example, "Geoffrey staked his sandwich-making reputation on a six-foot hero with salami and pickles." A stake can also be an investment. If you say that "Bill has a stake in the business," it means he’s a part-owner. ★★★★☆ 2012.3

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[steik] A stake is a wooden stick, sharpened on one end and used to mark property lines (or slay a vampire). Similar to newly staked mining claims, they are full of potential. 1[PHRASE 短语]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. 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。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。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 复数名词](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.   [oft supp N]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。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。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 动词]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.   [V n on n]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。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 可数名词]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.   [N in n]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。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 复数名词]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 .   [the supp N]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[N-COUNT 可数名词]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 短语]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.   [V inflects]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。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。相关词组：stake out

英语单词	stake
英美音标	[steik]
中文释义	n.树桩；利害关系；股份；风险；比赛 v.标桩；拿…冒险
vocab简明	A stake is a wooden stick, sharpened on one end and used to mark property lines (or slay a vampire).
vocab扩展	In the Middle Ages, people would gamble by placing their bets on wooden posts, or stakes. Eventually the bets themselves became known as stakes. Today, you can use the word as a verb to describe any risky endeavor — for example, "Geoffrey staked his sandwich-making reputation on a six-foot hero with salami and pickles." A stake can also be an investment. If you say that "Bill has a stake in the business," it means he’s a part-owner.
真题原句	Similar to newly staked mining claims, they are full of potential.
柯林斯星级	★★★★☆
柯林斯解释	1 [PHRASE 短语]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. 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。 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。 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 复数名词](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. [oft supp N] 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。 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。 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 动词]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. [V n on n] 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。 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 可数名词]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. [N in n] 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。 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 复数名词]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 . [the supp N] 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 [N-COUNT 可数名词]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 短语]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. [V inflects] 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。 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。相关词组： stake out
来源	2012.3

Stake Reputation N Wooden Success D Claim Bets