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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   stake

   • IPA[stāk]

   美式

   • n.
     a sum of money or something else of value gambled on the outcome of a risky game or venture；a share or interest in a business, situation, or system
   • v.
     gamble (money or something else of value) on the outcome of a game or race；give financial or other support to

   • verb: stake, 3rd person present: stakes, gerund or present participle: staking, past tense: staked, past participle: staked

2. • 釋義
   • 片語

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a sum of money or something else of value gambled on the outcome of a risky game or venture playing dice for high stakes the mayor raised the stakes in the battle for power 同義詞 bet, wager, ante, pledge, hazard
   • ▪ a share or interest in a business, situation, or system GM acquired a 50 percent stake in Saab 同義詞 share, interest, financial interest, investment, involvement, ... 更多concern
   • ▪ prize money, especially in horse racing. 同義詞 prize money, purse, pot, winnings
   • ▪ a horse race in which all the owners of the racehorses running contribute to the prize money the horse is to run in the Lexington Stakes
   • ▪ a situation involving competition in a specified area we will keep you one step ahead in the fashion stakes 同義詞 competition, contest, battle, challenge, rivalry, ... 更多race, running, struggle, scramble

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. gamble (money or something else of value) on the outcome of a game or race one gambler staked everything he'd got and lost it was risky to stake his reputation on one big success
   • 2. North American informal give financial or other support to he staked him to an education at the École des Beaux-Arts

   片語

   • at stake