We cannot afford to take risks when peoples' lives are at stake.

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。

The President staked out his position on the issue.

总统明确阐述了他在这个问题上的立场。

How much was the stake (= how much did you bet) ?

下了多少注？

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。

Many young people no longer feel they have a stake in society.

很多年轻人不再觉得他们与社会休戚相关。

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。

a 20% stake in the business

那家公司20%的股份

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

他在那匹众人看好的马上押了25英镑。

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。