单词
stake
读音
steɪk
美式
英式
词根
Stake 的词根于 "staca"，这是一个古英语单词，意思是“坚固的支撑”。
释义
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 [ 复数 stakes 第三人称单数 stakes 现在分词 staking 过去式 staked 过去分词 staked ]
例句
Joan of Arc was burnt at the stake.
圣女贞德被处以火刑。
He was burned at the stake for heresy.
他因为信奉异端思想而以火刑处死。
General Motors acquired a 50% stake in Saab for about $400m.
通用汽车公司以大约4亿美元获得了萨博50%的股份。
Joan of Arc was burnt at the stake.
圣女贞德被处以火刑。
He was burned at the stake for heresy.
他因为信奉异端思想而以火刑处死。
General Motors acquired a 50% stake in Saab for about $400m.
通用汽车公司以大约4亿美元获得了萨博50%的股份。
强化记忆
你可以想象一个场景，一个人把他的赌注（stake）挂在一个标杆上，这是一个场景提醒你这个单词的三个主要含义：赌注，投放（作为动词），和标杆 （作为名词）"Stake" 直接来源于古英语的 "staca"，在有些历史或者古老的英文书籍中，也可以以赌注的形式，如生命、财务等。
看视频学发音
It's democracy at stake.It's our culture at stake. It's our world at stake.And Twitter is amazing and shapes so much.
Oh, no, oh.[Burned at the Stake][Ten Cents Slice Cooked Liver.]
(Applause)It's democracy at stake.It's our culture at stake. It's our world at stake.
But we need new models to think about medicine in the future.That's what's at stake.You know, there's a popular trope out there
SS: It just means I now have a much better understandingof what's at stake,and how giving up is not an option.
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大学,出国,专升本-自考,其他
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