| 释义 |
stake² /steɪk/ vt. | vi. | n. | phr.
I ❶ vt.
1. 以…打赌；拿…冒险
I'm going to stake ￡2 on that horse. 我将对那匹马押2镑赌注。
I'd stake my life on his honesty. 我愿用生命来担保他是诚实的。
2. 〈美口〉资助；支持
The government will stake the airline industry for 200 million pounds. 政府将出资2亿镑资助航空工业。
He staked a large sum in his friend's new factory. 他在朋友新办的工厂里投入了一大笔钱。
He staked me to a good meal. 他请我美美地吃了一顿。
He's always staked me when he had anything. 只要他有什么，他总是分些给我。
3. = grubstake
❷ vi.
打赌
II n.
1. 赌本；赌注
a high-stakes gamble 大输赢的赌博
He and his friends enjoy playing cards for low stakes. 他和朋友们喜欢来小笔输赢的牌戏。
2. [常作 stakes] (尤指赛马的)奖金；奖品；有奖比赛；争夺赛
trial stakes 有奖赛马的预赛
The minority group has at last achieved parity in the media stakes. 少数派在新闻媒介战中终于获得了均势。
3. 利害关系
Each of us has a stake in the outcome of the conference. 会议结果对我们每个人都有利害关系。
4. (投机生意等的)股本，股份
own a large stake in the oil industry 在石油业有大量股份
5. = grubstake
[<? D staken to fix, place] phr. at stake 在危急关头，在危险中；成问题 Two lives are at stake. 两条生命遭到威胁。His own personal future was at stake. 他的个人前途很成问题。 |