Recently, there are a lot of cockroaches under the stairwell. May I use the insecticide?

You said you found my daughter's body on the stairwell?

你们说在楼梯那找到了我女儿的尸体?

Suddenly an alarm sounds in the stairwell.

突然,台阶处响起了一阵警报声.

Emergency lights at every stairwell.

每层楼梯间应安装应急灯.

We left defeated in our efforts and made our way Back to the stairwell.

无计可施,只好转回到楼梯.

The lift is fitted in the centre of the stairwell.

楼梯井中安装了电梯.

The stairwell was lit by a single bulb.

楼梯间只有一盏灯照明。

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

现在人命交关，不容我们有闪失。

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。