单词 | at stake |
释义 | > as lemmasat stake b. figurative. (To be) at stake, to have at stake. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [adverb] > at risk at stake1609 society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > betting > [adverb] > stake at stake1609 society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > games of chance > [adverb] > at stake at stake1609 1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida iii. iii. 220 I see my reputation is at stake, My fame is shrowdly gor'd. View more context for this quotation 1722 R. Steele Conscious Lovers ii. i I have more than Life at stake on your Fidelity. 1872 W. H. Dixon W. Penn (rev. ed.) x. 85 His private ease was nothing, while so great a principle was at stake. 1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) IV. 227 He may be fairly appealed to, when the honour of his master is at stake. < as lemmas |
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