Stake

[steɪk] or [stek]

解释:

(noun.) a strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end so it can be driven into the ground.

(noun.) instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning.

(noun.) the money risked on a gamble.

(verb.) mark with a stake; 'stake out the path'.

(verb.) tie or fasten to a stake; 'stake your goat'.

编辑:西尔维亚--From WordNet

解释:

(v. t.) A piece of wood, usually long and slender, pointed at one end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a support or stay; as, a stake to support vines, fences, hedges, etc.

(v. t.) A stick inserted upright in a lop, eye, or mortise, at the side or end of a cart, a flat car, or the like, to prevent goods from falling off.

(v. t.) The piece of timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned; hence, martyrdom by fire.

(v. t.) A small anvil usually furnished with a tang to enter a hole in a bench top, -- used by tinsmiths, blacksmiths, etc., for light work, punching upon, etc.

(v. t.) That which is laid down as a wager; that which is staked or hazarded; a pledge.

(v. t.) To fasten, support, or defend with stakes; as, to stake vines or plants.

(v. t.) To mark the limits of by stakes; -- with out; as, to stake out land; to stake out a new road.

(v. t.) To put at hazard upon the issue of competition, or upon a future contingency; to wager; to pledge.

(v. t.) To pierce or wound with a stake.

西里尔整理

同义词及近义词：

n. [1]. Stick (pointed for driving into the ground), picket, pale.[2]. Wager, bet, pledge.[3]. Risk, hazard, venture, adventure.

v. a. Risk, venture, hazard, peril, imperil, jeopardize, wager, pledge, put at stake, put at hazard.

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解释:

n. a strong stick pointed at one end: one of the upright pieces of a fence: a post to which an animal is tied esp. that to which a martyr was tied to be burned: martyrdom: a tinsmith's anvil: anything pledged in a wager: a prize anything to gain or lose.—v.t. to fasten or pierce with a stake: to mark the bounds of with stakes (often with off and out): to wager to hazard.—ns. Stake′-hold′er the person with whom the stakes in a wager are deposited; Stake′-net a form of fishing-net hung on stakes.—At stake hazarded in danger.

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