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stakestake1 /steɪk / noun - [countable] a wooden or metal pole with a point at one end that you push into the ground, for example to support a tent桩；柱
- stakes [plural] the things that you might win or lose in a game or in a particular situation赌注；重大利害关系◆We play cards for money, but never for very high stakes.我们打牌会赌钱，不过赌注从来都不太高。
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business商业) a part of a company, etc. that you own, usually because you have invested money in it股份；股本◆Foreign investors now have a 20% stake in the company.国外投资者目前拥有这家公司 20% 的股份。
 ●at stakein danger of being lost; at risk成败难定；有风险◆He thought very carefully about the decision because he knew his future was at stake.因前途攸关，他非常认真地考虑了这个决定。
stakestake2 /steɪk / verb [transitive] stake sth (on sth) to put your future, etc. in danger by doing something, because you hope that it will bring you a good result拿…冒险；以…为赌注◆She is staking her political reputation on this issue.她把自己的政治声誉押在了这件事上。 SYN risk●stake a / your claim (to / on sth)to say that you have a right to have something宣布（对某物）拥有所有权◆Both towns have staked their claim to the title of “The Hot Dog Capital of America.”两个城镇都宣称自己拥有“美国热狗之都”的称号。  ●stake sth out- (used especially about the police, etc.) to watch a place secretly, over a period of time（尤指警察等）暗中监视，长期监视◆Police staked out the airport after a bomb threat was made.炸弹威胁出现之后，警方秘密监视了机场。
- to say publicly that something belongs to you or that you have a right to it公开声明对某物的所有权；公开阐述自己的权利◆The Police Chief has staked out a tough position on crime.警察局长公开声明打击犯罪的强硬立场。
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