- a strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end, driven into the ground to support a tree, form part of a fence, act as a boundary mark, etc.树桩; 标桩; 篱笆桩。
- a long vertical rod used in basket-making（制作篮子的）纵向基杆; 经条。
- a metalworker's small anvil, typically with a projection for fitting into a socket on a bench（铁匠用的）小铁砧。
the stake
historical a wooden post to which a person was tied before being burned alive as a punishment〈史〉火刑柱。
- a territorial division of the Mormon Church under the jurisdiction of a president摩门主教管辖区。
- support (a tree or plant) with a stake or stakes用桩支撑（树, 植物）。
stake something out
mark an area with stakes so as to claim ownership of it立界标（以表明所有权）：the boundary between the two manors was properly staked out
那两个庄园之间的边界是用界标准确标明的
figurative 〈喻〉 the local dog staked out his territory.
这只本地的狗标明了自己的领地。
- be assertive in defining and defending a position or policy（说明和维护立场、政策时）强硬; 武断; 固执：
Elena was staking out a role for herself as a formidable political force.
埃琳娜坚守自己作为一股巨大政治势力的地位。
go to the stake for
- used to emphasize that one would do anything to defend a particular belief, opinion, or person为（信仰、观点或人）不惜一切。
pull up stakes
- N. Amer. move or go to live elsewhere〈北美〉搬家, 迁址。
stake a claim
- assert one's right to something坚持对…的所有权。
stake someone/thing out
- informal continuously watch a place or person in secret〈非正式〉连续不断地暗中监视：
they'd staked out Culley's flat for half a day.
他们暗中监视卡勒的公寓已经有半天了。
- a sum of money or something else of value gambled on the outcome of a risky game or venture赌本, 赌注：
playing dice for high stakes
掷骰子赌大钱
figurative〈喻〉 the opposition raised the stakes in the battle for power.
反对党在争取权力的斗争中增加了赌注。
- a share or interest in a business, situation, or system（在某种生意、状况或体系中的）股份, 参股; 利益：
GM acquired a 50 per cent stake in Saab.
通用汽车公司获得了萨博50％的股份。
stakes
prize money, especially in horse racing（尤指赛马的）奖金。
- in names
stakes
a horse race in which all the owners of the racehorses running contribute to the prize money集资赛马： the horse is to run in the Craven Stakes.
这匹马要参加克雷文集资赛马。
- with modifier
stakes
a situation involving competition in a specified area（特定领域内的）竞争： we will keep you one step ahead in the fashion stakes.
在时装领域的竞争中我们会使你领先一步。
- gamble (money or something else of value) on the outcome of a game or race（以钱或其他有价值的东西）打赌（比赛输赢）, 投注：
one gambler staked everything he'd got and lost
一个赌徒尽其所有下注, 结果输得精光
figurative〈喻〉it was risky to stake his reputation on one big success.
把他的名誉押在一次巨大的成功上, 太冒险了。
- US informal give financial or other support to〈美, 非正式〉资助; 支持, 帮助：
he staked him to an education at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts.
他资助他到美术学院去学习。
at stake
- to be won or lost; at risk生死攸关; 处于危险境地：
people's lives could be at stake.
人民的生命可能受到危害。
- at issue or in question在争论中, 成问题：
the logical response is to give up, but there's more at stake than logic.
符合逻辑的反应是放弃, 但要考虑的不只是逻辑。