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| | to risk losing or damaging something valuable in order to obtain or achieve something 拿（贵重之物）当赌注 | stake sth on sth The government has staked its reputation on eliminating the deficit. 政府拿自己的声望作赌注来消除赤字。 | | | a | to risk money by betting it on the result of a race , competition , game etc 拿（钱）赌（赛跑、竞赛、比赛等的结果） | | stake sth on sth They have staked a lot of money on the favourite. 他们把很多钱押在了那个大热门上。 | | |
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| - | stake a claim (to/for sth)
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| to say or show clearly that you consider something is or should be yours |
| 声明（对某物）拥有所有权 |
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| Both sides were staking a claim to the land. 双方都声明对这块土地拥有所有权。 |
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| - | stake your life on sth
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| used for saying that you are completely sure about something |
| 对某物有十分的把握；以生命担保某物 |
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| I’ d stake my life on his loyalty. 我对他的忠诚有十分的把握。 |
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| - | ˌstake ˈout |
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| 1 | stake out sth: to explain your opinion clearly and defend it in a determined way 清楚阐述并坚决捍卫（自己的观点） | Political leaders are busy staking out their positions on this issue. 政治领导人们纷纷忙于表明自己在这个问题上的立场。 | |
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| 2 | to stay outside a building and watch it , especially because something exciting or illegal is happening （尤指令人兴奋的或非法的事情正在发生时）监视，在…外守候 | The police are staking out his home in case he returns. 警方监视着他家，以防他回来。 | |
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| 3 | to mark an area with fences or posts to show that it belongs to someone 用（篱笆或桩）标出地界 | The settlers would arrive in a place and immediately stake out their territory. 移民们到达一个地方后会立即用木桩标出属地。 | |
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