n.桩;刑柱;股份;(在公司、计划等中的)重大利益;
vt.用桩支撑;以…下注[打赌];用桩区分,界分;
例句:
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。