stake
美 [steɪk] 
英 [steɪk]
- n.股份；桩；赌注；火刑柱
- v.拿…冒险；用桩支撑
- 网络利害关系；木桩；赌金
词形变化
复数：stakes 现在分词：staking 过去式：staked 同义词
英汉双解
1. | [c] 桩；标桩；篱笆桩a wooden or metal post that is pointed at one end and pushed into the ground in order to support sth, mark a particular place, etc. |
2. | [sing] 火刑柱a wooden post that sb could be tied to in former times before being burnt to death(= killed by fire) as a punishment |
| Joan of Arc was burnt at the stake . 圣女贞德被处以火刑。 |
3. | [c] 股本；股份money that sb invests in a company |
| a 20% stake in the business 那家公司 20% 的股份 |
4. | [sing] ~ in sth （在公司、计划等中的）重大利益，重大利害关系an important part or share in a business, plan, etc. that is important to you and that you want to be successful |
| She has a personal stake in the success of the play. 这出戏成功与否对她个人有重大利害关系。 |
| Many young people no longer feel they have a stake in society. 很多年轻人不再觉得他们与社会休戚相关。 |
5. | [c] 赌注something that you risk losing, especially money, when you try to predict the result of a race, game, etc., or when you are involved in an activity that can succeed or fail |
| How much was the stake(= how much did you bet) ? 下了多少注？ |
| They were playing cards for high stakes(= a lot of money) . 他们当时正在打扑克，赌注很高。 |
6. | [pl] 赛马奖金the money that is paid to the winners in horse racing |
7. | [u] （用于某些赛马赛事的名称）…赛used in the names of some horse races |
1. | ~ sth (on sth) （就某事）以…打赌，拿…冒险to risk money or sth important on the result of sth |
| He staked £25 on the favourite(= for example, in horse racing) . 他在那匹众人看好的马上押了 25 英镑。 |
| She staked her political career on tax reform, and lost. 她把自己的政治前程押在税制改革上，结果赌输了。 |
| That's him over there─I'd stake my life on it(= I am completely confident) . 就是那边那个人，我敢拿脑袋打赌。 |
2. | ~ sth (up) 用桩支撑to support sth with a stake |
| to stake newly planted trees 用木桩支撑新植的树 |
习惯用语
at stake
成败难料；得失都可能；有风险that can be won or lost, depending on the success of a particular action
| We cannot afford to take risks when people's lives are at stake. 在人命交关的事情上，不容我们有闪失。 |
| The prize at stake is a place in the final. 这次如果获胜，便能进入决赛。 |
go to the stake over/for sth
为坚持自己的观点（或信仰）甘冒一切危险；为维护自己的观点（或信仰）不惜赴汤蹈火to be prepared to do anything in order to defend your opinions or beliefs
in the… stakes
（评论一个人的某种品质高或低）要是比…的话，论…used to say how much of a particular quality a person has, as if they were in a competition in which some people are more successful than others
| John doesn't do too well in the personality stakes. 论人格魅力，约翰很一般。 |
stake (out) a/your claim (to/for/on sth)
公开宣布自己（对某物）的拥有权；向公众表示某物应属于自己to say or show publicly that you think sth should be yours
| Adams staked his claim for a place in the Olympic team with his easy win yesterday. 亚当斯昨天轻松获胜，这无异于告诉人们奥运代表队中应有他的位置。 |
英汉解释
n. | 7. 【赛马】〈美口〉同“grubstake. enter for the Maiden Stakes” |
v. | |
英英解释
例句
The regulator took no action against the company, and Bumi later reduced the size of its stake to comply with the regulator's ruling.
监管机构没有对该公司采取行动，Bumi后来减少了出资额，以遵守监管机构的裁决。
But a lot is at stake in trying to overcome the current crisis of confidence.
不过，想要克服目前的信任危机，许多东西会处于危险之中。
As recently as last July, when RBS was struggling to shore up its balance sheet, executives insisted the bank would not sell its BoC stake.
就在去年7月RBS拼命维持资产负债状况之时，该行的高管们依然坚称不会出售中行股份。
And, of course, home-court advantage is at stake for whichever two of these five teams finish with the best record.
当然，这五支球队中任何两支战绩最好的球队在首轮的主场优势都可能受到挑战。
Silvio Berlusconi is to stake the fate of his government and his own political future on a confidence vote in parliament on Friday.
西尔维奥·贝卢斯科尼把政府和他自己的政治前程寄托在议会星期五的信任投票上。
When that elephant was just a baby, and not very strong, it was tied by a huge chain to an iron stake that could not be moved.
大象幼年时，身子骨还不甚强壮，就被一根巨大的铁链拴在牢牢固定的铁桩上。
It has facilities in China, but the ambassador said he had no stake in the company and little knowledge of its Chinese operations.
HuntsmanCorp在中国有生产工厂，但是洪博培说，他在该公司没有股份，对于它在中国的运营业知之甚少。
It is not clear how much money Huawei could raise from a sale of a stake in the division, which is being arranged by Morgan Stanley.
目前尚不确定华为可能从出售该部门股份中筹集多少资金。此笔交易由摩根士丹利（MorganStanley）安排。
Not many Harvard rooters had come way the hell up to Ithaca, New York, even though the Ivy title was at stake.
哈佛的球迷从纽约依达加城来的不多，但这是攸关全常春藤代表队的名衔的得失。
But China's leaders have no desire to turn that limited stake in Pakistan into a heavy security footprint.
但中国领导人无意把对巴国的有限投资演变成一场重量级的安全考验。
His estimated personal wealth is at least $320 million, based on his stake in the company.
按张锴雍所持该公司股份计算，他的个人资产至少有3.2亿美元。
If it had taken a single direct holding, it would have controlled SAUR and Cofipex, and thus never have lost control of the 10% stake.
假使只有单次直接持股，它就会控股SAUR和Cofipex，也就不会丧失对那10%的股份控制权。
Philosophers were unknown yet and the fundamental stake was one of religious toleration slightly confused with defeatism .
哲学家还默默无闻，最关键的问题是宗教的容忍稍稍跟失败主义混淆了。
by strong political opposition . If Chesapeake were to secure Chinese investment for a substantial stake in an onshore U.
如果切萨皮克要在一项美国在岸能源资产中确保中国的大份额投资，则可能面临政治阻力；
The bank went live later the same year after receiving money from Japanese investors that left Matsuo with a majority stake.
同年，银行收到来自日本投资者的资金，生存下去，但松尾仍占有大股份。
At stake is the relevance of the IMF at a time of uncertainty as the boom of four years draws to a close.
在4年繁荣接近终点之际，这关系到国际货币基金组织能否在一个充满不确定的时机跟上时代。
China Eastern yesterday appeared to snub Air China's offer to pay a minimum of HK$5 per share for a stake of up to 30 per cent.
国航提出以每股不低于5港元的价格收购东航不超过30%的股份，但这一提议昨日似乎受到东航冷落。
In what's called 'leveraged recapitalization, ' the company would buy back its stock, thereby increasing the size of that stake.
这种做法被称作“杠杆资本重组”，也就是说，由雅虎购回自己的股票，增加持股规模。
The reclusive Las Vegas billionaire now owns 9. 9% of GM, a stake which has so far lost him a great deal of money, at least on paper.
这位目前隐居在拉斯维加斯的亿万富翁拥有通用9.9%的股份，理论上，到目前为止他已经遭受不少损失。
"ICBC is all but guaranteed to acquire the stake, " said Peter Alexander, of Z-Ben Advisors, a Shanghai-based consultancy.
“工行获得这部分股份，几乎已成板上钉钉之事，”上海咨询公司咨奔商务咨询（Z-BenAdvisors）的彼得-亚历山大（PeterAlexander）表示。
A stake used for this purpose was the earliest type of sundial and was called a gnomon.
这种特定的标杆就是最早的一种日晷仪，人们称之为日晷仪标杆。
If you had taken my advice, you wouldn't have made such a bad mistake. I can stake my life on that.
如果你听了我的劝告，你就不会犯下这样的大错了，事情绝对是这样。
The very thought of being burnt at a stake struck terror to my very soul.
一想到在火柱上烧死，我心就害怕。
With his personal stake in the outcome or the Algerian revolution, Kennedy followed Algerian developments with special care.
肯尼迪由于个人的命运同阿尔及利亚革命的结局利害相关，就特别注意阿尔及利亚局势的发展。
Cooper, himself a landlord of sorts, was convinced that a basic principle of property was at stake.
作为地主，库珀认为这种举动危及财产所有权的根本原则。
Now my fate is at stake.
现在是我命运的关键时刻。
At stake is the well-being of the hundreds of millions of very poor people in the world who depend on agriculture for their livelihood.
世界上有亿万贫民以农业为生，他们的福利问题至关重大。
"The stake is dead ahead, " Gil said.
“标桩就在正前方，”吉尔说。
So far he hasn't said he is putting his money where his mouth is by increasing his stake in Goldman.
迄今为止，他对高盛还仅仅是表示口头支持，而没有公开说过会增加他在高盛的股份。
But your life is at stake too, I told him, because if you pursue this, your career is going to be ruined.
而且，你的生命也会受到威胁，我告诉他，因为如果你继续这样，你未来的事业将会被葬送。
Because little seems to be at stake, people often show dissatisfaction by voting against governments.
因为这些并非利害攸关，所以人们和政府唱反调，以此表示不满。
I had my stick with me, so I gave it a tap to send it round, and, unfortunately, it fell off the stake on to the grass.
我手中有棍，就碰了一下以让它再次动起来，不幸地是，它从树桩上掉下，落入草丛。
The company said the deal will not be contingent on any completion of a deal with Yahoo, which has a 40% stake in Alibaba Group.
阿里巴巴说，该私有化交易不会受该公司与雅虎的交易进行到何种程度的影响。雅虎持有阿里巴巴集团40%的股份。
The company is in the middle of protracted negotiations over selling a stake to Chinalco, a state-owned Chinese aluminium company.
目前力拓正与中国一家国有铝业公司——中国铝业就出售股份一事进行旷日持久的谈判。
RBS was forced into a government bail-out a year later, and UK taxpayers still hold an 83 per cent stake in the bank.
一年后，RBS被迫接受了政府纾困，迄今英国纳税人仍持有该银行83%的股权。
Whether less high-profile investors in Asia are ready to take a stake in Manchester United bonds remains to be seen, however.
不过，亚洲普通投资者是否愿意认购曼联债券仍有待观察。
Minsheng, unlike the bulk of its peers, is privately owned and was prepared to settle for a minority stake.
与众多其它中国银行不同，民生是一家民营银行，也乐于成为一个小股东。
That may have distracted American investors briefly; once they realise how much is at stake in Italy, it will not help.
这会暂时分散美国投资者的注意力，但是一旦他们意识到意大利这边的风险有多少的时候，一切都于事无补了。
But he has also said he would sell the stores to GOME, possibly in return for equity, in order to increase his stake in the company.
不过黄光裕也表示，可能会将其私有门店卖给国美换得股权，以增加对国美的股权持有比例。
Bryan Whitman, a Pentagon spokesman, said he was "not aware of any concern" over Huawei taking a stake in 3Com.
美国国防部发言人布赖恩-惠特曼（BryanWhitman）称，他没有听到任何对华为入股3Com的担忧。
ICBC, say, might come with a much larger customer base, but a 20% stake in such a giant would be beyond even China Mobile's deep pockets.
中国工商银行说，个应该会带来更多的用户，但是巨资中的20%将会远超中国移动的深厚财富。
Although Mayor Oh Se-hoon said he was sorry that the fishing industry had been hurt, he insisted that public health was at stake .
尽管市长吴世勋说他为渔业遭受的损失很抱歉，但是他坚持人民大众的安全是第一位的。
They set up a sharpened stake in the square beside the harbour, stripped the hapless hero naked and lowered him on to it.
土耳其人在码头旁边的广场上竖起了一根木桩，将这个倒霉的英雄剥得一丝不挂并把他置于桩上。
The fact that PayPal sued Google just hours after they announced the Google Wallet shows you just how much is at stake here.
“宣布谷歌钱包数小时后，贝宝（Paypal）就起诉谷歌，这事实说明这儿的风险是多么大”。
China Development Bank, the policy lender, entered the fray with the purchase of a $3bn stake in Barclays of the UK a year ago.
一年前，政策性银行中国国家开发银行（CDB）以30亿美元入股英国巴克莱（Barclays），从而加入到这一竞争行列之中。
Just as an aside, not everyone seems to agree that our purchase of a strategic stake in the Bank of Shanghai was all that momentous .
就像一提，并不是每个人似乎都同意，我们购买了上海银行战略利益是一切重大。
throw off the chains of tyranny. The truth of this was held to be self-evident. Inalienable rights were at stake.
这个时候坚持真理是不言而喻的。不可剥夺的权利已经受到威胁。
As nothing less than control of the federal government was at stake, the convention was a bitter affair from the beginning.
由于控制联邦政府的斗争处于生死攸关的时刻，大会从一开始就是一场苦战。
