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stake STICKsteIkn [C]a thick strong stick or metal bar with a pointed end桩Stakes are pushed or hammered into the ground and can be used to mark an area, support a plant or form part of a fence.桩被打入地下，能用来标明地界、支撑植物或用于组成篱笆。The area of land on which the house was to be built was marked out with thick wooden stakes.将要造房子的地块用大木桩标出。When planting a young tree, fasten it to a short stake to support it.植小树时，要把它绑在短桩上来固定。According to popular legend, a vampire can be killed by driving a stake through its heart.根据流行的传说，用桩子刺穿吸血鬼的心脏能把它杀死。In the past, the stake was the wooden post to which people were tied before being burned to death as a punishment.火刑柱In medieval Europe, many women were accused of being witches and were burnt at the stake.在中世纪的欧洲，许多女人被斥为巫婆而被绑在火刑柱上烧死。The priest went to the stake for his heretical beliefs.这神父因他的异教信念而被送上了火刑柱。(fig.) She passionately believed that the company was being mismanaged and was prepared to go to the stake for (= defend despite the risks) her views.她坚定地认为公司管理不善并准备冒一切风险来为她的观点辩护。
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