stake

英 [ste?k] 美[stek]
  • n. 樁，棍子；賭注；火刑；獎(jiǎng)金
  • vt. 資助，支持；系…于樁上；把…押下打賭
  • vi. 打賭
  • n. (Stake)人名；(瑞典)斯塔克

英英釋意

1. (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something;
"they have interests all over the world"
"a stake in the company's future"
2. a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track);
"a pair of posts marked the goal"
"the corner of the lot was indicated by a stake"
3. instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning
4. the money risked on a gamble