/steɪk ||; stek/verb [T]
stake sth (on sth) to put your future, etc in danger by doing sth, because you hope that it will bring you a good result 拿…下赌注；以…来押注:
He is staking his political reputation on this issue. 他将自己的政治声誉押在这件事上。 stake a/your claim (to sth) to say that you have a right to have sth 声明有（某物的）拥有权
stake sth out 1 to clearly mark an area of land that you are going to use 划出某地区（供使用）
2 to make your position, opinion, etc clear to everyone 向大家阐明（立场、看法等）: In his speech, the President staked out his position on tax reform. 总统在演说中阐明自己对税制改革的立场。
3 to watch a place secretly for a period of time 暗中监视: The police had been staking out the house for months. 几个月来警方一直在监视那所房子。