| 单词 | stake |
| 释义 | stake stake // noun, verb
■ noun
BLOCKING STAKE
1 (Finance ) [C, usually sing.] money that sb invests in a company: The group has a 40% stake in the airline. He paid £140 million for a 51% controlling stake in the brewery.
a controlling/majority/minority stake (in sth) ◆ to acquire/buy/sell/take a stake (in sth) ◆ to cut/increase/raise/reduce your stake (in sth) ◆ to have/hold/own a stake (in sth)
2 [C] something that you risk losing, especially money, when you try to predict the result of a race, etc. or when you are involved in an activity that can succeed or fail: How much was the stake (= how much did you bet)? When you start a new business, the stakes are high, but the rewards can be great.
3 [sing.] an important part or share in a business, plan, etc. that is important to you and that you want to be successful: The workers all have a personal stake in the wage negotiations.
IDIOMS
at stake that can be won or lost, depending on the success of a particular action: Hundreds of jobs are at stake if the firm doesn't win this contract.
PLAY verb
■ verb [+ obj]
to risk money or sth important on the result of sth: The company is staking its future on the success of this product.
IDIOMS
stake (out) a/your claim (to/for/on sth) to say or show publicly that you think sth should be yours: By taking over its main competitor, the group has staked its claim to be the biggest high-street retailer. |
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