单词 | raise the stakes |
释义 | raise the stakesa. to increase the amount of money or valuables hazarded in a gambling game b. to increase the costs, risks, or considerations involved in taking an action or reaching a conclusion the Libyan allegations raised the stakes in the propaganda war between Libya andthe United States |
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