stakes
/steɪk/
动词
以…来打赌,投下…的赌注
At the roulette table, he staked $10,000 on number 21.
他在轮盘赌台上押了1万美元赌21号。
用桩支撑;把…系于桩上
Tomato plants should be staked.
西红柿植株得用架子架起来。
/steɪk/
名词
股本,股份
Employers have a stake in the training of their staff.
雇主很重视员工培训。
赌注,赌金
The team is playing for enormous stakes - the chance to play in the final.
这支球队正在为无上的回报,即进入决赛,而拼命一搏。
桩,标桩
In medieval Europe, many women were accused of being witches and were burned at the stake.
在中世纪的欧洲,许多女人被指控为女巫而被烧死在火刑柱上。