新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

stakeIELTS重点词汇

英 [steɪk]

[NOUN, VERB]

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NOUN. 名词

stakes
1. [PL 复数] （竞赛、冒险行为中的）赌注
The stakes involved in a contest or a risky action are the things that can be gained or lost.
双语例句
例：
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。
例：
Detectives now believe the Mafia also had a stake in the plot and killed him when it went wrong.
侦探们现在认为黑手党与这场阴谋也有利害关系，并在失败后杀了他。
2. [C 可数名词] （商业等中的）利害关系
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.
双语例句
例：
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。
3. [PL 复数] 争夺赛
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.
双语例句
例：
We are lagging behind in the childcare stakes.
我们在儿童保育竞赛中落在后面。
4. [C 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.
近义词
post
双语例句
例：
His arms were tied to wooden stakes to hold him flat.
他的双臂被绑在木桩上以便使他的身体平展。

PHRASE. 习语

at stake
1. 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.
双语例句
例：
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。
stake a claim
1. 提出权利/要求
If you stake a claim, you say that something is yours or that you have a right to it.
双语例句
例：
Jane is determined to stake her claim as an actress.
简认定她可以当一名演员。

VERB. 动词

stakes , staking , staked
1. [T 及物动词] 以（金钱、名誉等）下赌注
If you stake something such as your money or your reputation on the result of something, you risk your money or reputation on it.
双语例句
例：
He has staked his political future on an election victory.
他已把自己的政治前途赌在了一次选举获胜上。