staking

英 [ˈsteɪkɪŋ]

美 [ˈsteɪkɪŋ]

v.  (就某事)以…打赌，拿…冒险; 用桩支撑
stake的现在分词

化学

柯林斯词典

• PHRASE 处于危险境地;处于成败关头
  If something isat stake, it is being risked and might be lost or damaged if you are not successful.
  1. The tension was naturally high for a game with so much at stake...
     对于一场成败攸关的比赛来说气氛自然非常紧张。
  2. At stake is the success or failure of world trade talks...
     世界贸易谈判正处于成败的重要关头。
  3. At stake are more than 20,000 jobs in Britain's aerospace sector.
     英国航天部门 2 万多人面临失业的危险。
• N-PLURAL (比赛或行动的)赌注，风险
  Thestakesinvolved in a contest or a risky action are the things that can be gained or lost.
  1. The game was usually played for high stakes between two large groups...
     游戏通常在两大集团之间进行，下的赌注一般都很大。
  2. By arresting the organisation's two top leaders the government and the army have now raised the stakes...
     逮捕了该组织的两名主要头目后，政府和军队现在面临的风险更大了。
  3. For Mr Blair the political stakes could hardly have been higher.
     对布莱尔来说，这已经是最高的政治赌注了。
• VERB 将…押(在…);以…打赌;拿…冒险
  If youstakesomething such as your money or your reputationonthe result of something, you risk your money or reputation on it.
  1. He has staked his political future on an election victory...
     他把自己的政治前途押在竞选获胜上。
  2. He has staked his reputation on the outcome.
     他将自己的名声赌在了这个结果上。
• N-COUNT 利害关系;重大利益;(企业等中的)股本，股份
  If you have astake insomething such as a business, it matters to you, for example because you own part of it or because its success or failure will affect you.
  1. He was eager to return to a more entrepreneurial role in which he had a big financial stake in his own efforts...
     他渴望回到一个更多参与创业的角色，那样他所付出的努力会与自己的经济利益息息相关。
  2. Detectives now believe the Mafia also had a stake in the plot and killed him when it went wrong.
     侦探们现在相信黑手党在这个阴谋中也有利害关系，并在事败后杀了他。
• N-PLURAL 比赛;竞赛
  You can usestakesto refer to something that is like a contest. For example, you can refer to the choosing of a leader astheleadershipstakes.
  1. Britain lags behind in the European childcare stakes.
     英国在儿童保育方面落后于欧洲其他国家。
• 桩
  Astakeis a pointed wooden post which is pushed into the ground, for example in order to support a young tree.
• PHRASE 提出权利要求;主张权利
  If youstake a claim, you say that something is yours or that you have a right to it.
  1. Jane is determined to stake her claim as an actress...
     简决心主张自己作为一名女演员的权利。
  2. Baguet's success staked his claim for a place in Belgium's world championship team.
     巴古埃特的成功使他有资格成为比利时世界锦标赛参赛队伍中的一员。

双语例句

• He would slit the throat of any other rogue staking a rival claim.
  要是任何其他恶棍也争着提出同样的所有权要求，他会撕裂他们的喉管。
• A mistake in staking can overtake you like an earthquake.
  下注的一个错误能象地震一样压倒你。
• President Obama is staking his entire future on it.
  总统奥巴马是在赌整个经济的未来。
• Both sides were staking a claim to the land.
  双方都声明对这块土地拥有所有权。
• He did not campaign in Iowa and is staking his entire bid on a strong finish in New Hampshire.
  他没有参加爱荷华州的选举，而是把全部赌注押在新罕布什尔州的初选上。
• Certainly, Drucker felt he was filling a gap and staking out new territory.
  的确，当年的德鲁克认为，他正在填补一个空白，开创一个新领域。
• The company was taking a huge gamble by staking its future on expensive new technology.
  这公司把它的未来押在了昂贵的新技术上，等于是一场大赌博。
• At the same time, exert gentle pressure on the staking pin while turning.
  转动的同时，对锁紧销轻轻施加压力。
• I am staking everything on this card.
  我正把全部赌注都往这张牌上押。
• I was staking too much on a losing hand.
  我对于即将输掉的赌局下的赌注过大了。