stake

/steɪk/ n. / v.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

桩；股份；赌注；以…打赌；资助

释义与例句

n. 桩；股份；赌注
a strong stick pointed at one end; a share in a business; an amount of money risked in a bet
  1. He hammered a stake into the ground to mark the boundary.
    他把一根桩钉进地里以标出边界。
  2. She owns a 30% stake in the company.
    她拥有公司30%的股份。
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  1. The stakes are high in this final match.
    这场决赛的赌注很高。
v. 以…打赌；资助
to risk money on the result of something; to give financial support to someone
  1. He staked all his savings on the horse race.
    他把所有积蓄押在赛马上。
  2. The investor staked a large sum on the new startup.
    这位投资者向这家新初创公司投入了大笔资金。
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  1. She staked her reputation on the success of the project.
    她把自己的声誉押在项目的成功上。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 s（死）+take（拿）→死拿着不放→股份、赌注

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • stakeholder 利益相关者
    stake（股份）+holder（持有者）
同义词
  • bet 打赌
    stake 正式且含风险，bet 较口语
    He bet fifty dollars on the game. 他在这场比赛上下了五十美元赌注。
反义词
  • safety 安全
    stake 表冒险投入，与安全相对
    There is no safety in investing all your money. 把钱全部投进去没有安全可言。
常见搭配
  • at stake 处于危险中；利害攸关
    Hundreds of jobs are at stake if the factory closes. 如果工厂关闭，数百个工作岗位岌岌可危。
  • stake a claim 声称拥有；提出要求
    They staked a claim to the land. 他们声称对这块土地拥有权利。
  • high stakes 高风险
    This is a high-stakes negotiation. 这是一场高风险的谈判。