staking
present participle ofstake
| 单词 | staking |
| 释义 | staking present participle ofstake stake verb[T] uk/steɪk/us/steɪk/stakeverb[T](RISK)toriskanamountofmoney: At theroulettetable, he staked $10,000onnumber21. Gambling & bookmaking
stakeverb[T](USE STICK)toholdup andsupportsomething byfasteningit to stakes: Tomatoplantsshould be staked. Fastening and tying
Idiomstake a claim Phrasal verbsstakesomethingonsomething stakesomethingout stakesomewhere/somethingout stakesomeonetosomething Examplesofstakingstaking In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Finally, commercial software developers arestakingtheir claims in this rapidly growing area of research. From theCambridge English Corpus Effects of cultivations and heights and directions ofstakingon yield and general performance of eight yam cultivars. From theCambridge English Corpus Even when not done as a bargaining tactic,stakingout a position makes it hard to change. From theCambridge English Corpus Towards a critical regionalism:stakingour claim on the multimedia concept. From theCambridge English Corpus These requirestakingand, therefore, are unsuitable for field-scale cultivation. From theCambridge English Corpus Colonial-era intellectuals were activelystakingout a position in relation to the pre-colonial past. From theCambridge English Corpus Fifth, the logistics of dealing with legal, economic and bureaucratic institutions are often formidable and work against womenstakingtheir claims. From theCambridge English Corpus We regard as hard gambling those forms likely to cause problem gambling among customers—for example, because of high frequency combined with highstaking. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Those who have said that the people who take on this task will bestakingtheir reputations are right. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am just expressing a personal envy and neitherstakingclaims nor defining my ambitions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 She seems to bestakingeverything on quick results, and on the dispersal of her forces which, collectively, are incomparably stronger in man-power and resources. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I have great sympathy with women all over the world who arestakingtheir claims to equality. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He is the supplier of funds and, bystakinghis money against an insurance risk, has a continuing liability and commitment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Nothing is easier than dumping down a caravan or a shack on a piece of empty ground andstakinga claim in that manner. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Equally, we could live to regretstakingthe future on an untested technology. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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