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
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。
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。
John doesn't do too well in the personality stakes.论人格魅力，约翰很一般。
John doesn't do too well in the personality stakes.论人格魅力，约翰很一般。
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
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。
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。
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。
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