noun🔗Share桩，木桩 A piece of wood or other material, usually long and slender, pointed at one end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a marker or a support or stay."The gardener used a wooden stake to mark the boundary of the new flower bed. "园丁用一根木桩来标记新花坛的边界。materialitemutilityessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share终点桩，木桩. A piece of wood driven in the ground, placed in the middle of the court, that is used as the finishing point after scoring 12 hoops in croquet."After scoring twelve hoops, the croquet player carefully placed the mallet near the stake and celebrated. "槌球选手在打完十二个球圈后，小心地将槌子放在终点桩旁边，然后庆祝起来。sportgameessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share木桩, 支柱. A stick inserted upright in a lop, eye, or mortise, at the side or end of a cart, flat car, flatbed trailer, or the like, to prevent goods from falling off."The farmer placed a stake in the back of the flatbed trailer to keep the hay from shifting during transport. "农民在平板拖车后方插了一根木桩，防止运输过程中干草移动。materialvehicleindustryitemessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share火刑柱，木桩 (with definite article) The piece of timber to which a person condemned to death was affixed to be burned."Thomas Cranmer was burnt at the stake."托马斯·克兰麦被绑在火刑柱上烧死了。historywarreligionlawessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share股份，权益 A share or interest in a business or a given situation."The owners let the managers eventually earn a stake in the business."老板们最终让经理们获得了公司的股份。businessfinanceassetessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share赌注，抵押物。 That which is laid down as a wager; that which is staked or hazarded; a pledge."My brother put his favorite baseball glove as a stake in the game of cards. "我哥哥在纸牌游戏中把最喜欢的棒球手套当做了赌注。betbusinessfinanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share铁砧, 垫铁。 A small anvil usually furnished with a tang to enter a hole in a bench top, as used by tinsmiths, blacksmiths, etc., for light work, punching hole in or cutting a work piece, or for specific forming techniques etc."The tinsmith used the small stake to punch a hole in the metal sheeting. "这个锡匠用小垫铁在金属薄板上打了一个孔。materialutensilmachineitemworkessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share支联会 A territorial division comprising all the Mormons (typically several thousand) in a geographical area."The stake of the Mormon church in Salt Lake City has over 5,000 members. "在盐湖城的摩门教会支联会有超过五千名成员。religiongroupareaorganizationsocietyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share用桩支撑，用桩标明 To fasten, support, defend, or delineate with stakes."to stake vines or plants"用木桩支撑葡萄藤或其他植物。propertyactionutilityessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share刺穿， 桩击。 To pierce or wound with a stake."The angry mob staked the runaway dog with a long stick. "愤怒的暴徒用一根长棍刺穿了那只逃跑的狗。weaponactionwaressentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share赌，下注. To put at risk upon success in competition, or upon a future contingency."The student staked their reputation on winning the debate competition. "这个学生为了赢得辩论赛，把自己的名誉都赌上了。businessfinancebetessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share资助，赞助，出资。 To provide another with money in order to engage in an activity as betting or a business venture."His family staked him $10,000 to get his business started."他的家人资助了他一万美元，让他开始创业。businessfinancebetessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
