He staked £25 on the favourite (= for example, in horse racing) .

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。

John doesn't do too well in the personality stakes.

论人格魅力，约翰很一般。

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。

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。

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。

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。

Detectives had been staking out the house for several weeks.

侦探们已对这所房子监视了几个星期。

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。

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。

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

下星期对阵英格兰队的比赛关乎民族尊严。

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。

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。

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。

Young people don't feel they have a stake in the country's future.

年轻人觉得自己与国家的未来没有关系。

to stake newly planted trees

用木桩支撑新植的树

The prize at stake is a place in the final.

这次如果获胜，便能进入决赛。

They were playing cards for high stakes (= a lot of money) .

他们当时正在打扑克，赌注很高。

He set the stake in the ground.

他将桩子竖在地上.

He has a deep stake in the business.

他和这个商店有极大的利害关系.

AstraZeneca has a stake in two lucrative vaccines against the virus.

而阿斯利康正在研究两种对抗该病毒的宫颈癌疫苗.