| 单词 | stake |
| 释义 | stake (once / 177 pages) 1nv 2n 3nv A stake is a wooden stick, sharpened on one end and used to mark property lines (or slay a vampire). In the Middle Ages, people would gamble by placing their bets on wooden posts, or stakes. Eventually the bets themselves became known as stakes. Today, you can use the word as a verb to describe any risky endeavor — for example, "Geoffrey staked his sandwich-making reputation on a six-foot hero with salami and pickles." A stake can also be an investment. If you say that "Bill has a stake in the business," it means he’s a part-owner. WORD FAMILYstake: staked, stakes, staking USAGE EXAMPLESThe impending mission carries huge stakes for both SpaceX and Iridium. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) The deep stake that Mr. Dos Santos’s family holds in the economy also is likely to remain undiminished. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) On Sunday, with the playoffs at stake, they stopped and faceplanted. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) 1 1n a strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end so it can be driven into the ground Hyper post an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position 2n a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track) the corner of the lot was indicated by a stake Syn|Hypo|Hyper post starting post a post marking the starting point of a race (especially a horse race) winning postthe post at the end of a racecourse visual signal a signal that involves visual communication 3n instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning Hyper instrument of execution an instrument designed and used to take the life of a condemned person 4v mark with a stake stake out the path Syn|Hyper post mark make or leave a mark on 5v tie or fasten to a stake stake your goat Hyper fasten, fix, secure cause to be firmly attached 6v kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole 2Syn|Hyper impale kill cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly n (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something 3a stake in the company's future Syn|Hypo|Hyper interest grubstake funds advanced to a prospector or to someone starting a business in return for a share of the profits controlling interestownership of more than 50% of a corporation's voting shares insurable interestan interest in a person or thing that will support the issuance of an insurance policy; an interest in the survival of the insured or in the preservation of the thing that is insured vested interest(law) an interest in which there is a fixed right to present or future enjoyment and that can be conveyed to another security interestany interest in a property that secures the payment of an obligation terminable interestan interest in property that terminates under specific conditions undivided interest, undivided rightthe interest in property owned by tenants whereby each tenant has an equal right to enjoy the entire property feean interest in land capable of being inherited equitythe ownership interest of shareholders in a corporation reversion(law) an interest in an estate that reverts to the grantor (or his heirs) at the end of some period (e.g., the death of the grantee) right(frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing fee simplea fee without limitation to any class of heirs; they can sell it or give it away fee taila fee limited to a particular line of heirs; they are not free to sell it or give it away sweat equityinterest in a building that a tenant earns by contributing to its renovation or maintenance escheata reversion to the state (as the ultimate owner of property) in the absence of legal heirs pledgea deposit of personal property as security for a debt mortgagea conditional conveyance of property as security for the repayment of a loan conditional salea security interest taken by the seller in return for credit collaterala security pledged for the repayment of a loan lienthe right to take another's property if an obligation is not discharged part, percentage, portion, share assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group 1n the money risked on a gamble Syn|Hypo|Hyper bet, stakes, wager jackpot, kitty, pot the cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker) ante(poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot kitty, poolthe combined stakes of the betters gamble money that is risked for possible monetary gain 2v put at risk I will stake my good reputation for this Syn|Hyper adventure, hazard, jeopardize, venture lay on the line, put on the line, risk expose to a chance of loss or damage 3v place a bet on Syn|Hypo|Hyper back, bet on, gage, game, punt ante place one's stake double up, parlaystake winnings from one bet on a subsequent wager bet, play, wager stake on the outcome of an issue |
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