stake
英 [steɪk]
美[stek]
- n. 桩，棍子；赌注；火刑；奖金
- vt. 资助，支持；系…于桩上；把…押下打赌
- vi. 打赌
- n. (Stake)人名；(瑞典)斯塔克
英英释意
- 1. (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something;
- "they have interests all over the world"
- "a stake in the company's future"
- 2. a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track);
- "a pair of posts marked the goal"
- "the corner of the lot was indicated by a stake"
- 3. instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning
- 4. the money risked on a gamble