stake

释义

n. 桩, 炮烙刑, 木柱, 赌注, 奖金\nvt. 打桩, 用桩撑, 下赌注, 资助\nvi. 打赌 at stake 危如累卵；处于危险中；在紧要关头 stake someone to something 为某人取得某物而提供金钱(或援助)，资助某人取得某物 equity stake 股权

例句

They have to win the contract – thousands of jobs are at stake.

他们必须拿下这份合同，这关系到数千个工作岗位。

National pride is at stake in next week’s game against England.

下星期对英格兰队的比赛关乎民族尊严。