staking
绑架,绑架案,绑架罪,绑架事件
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Definitions
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- : a stick or post pointed at one end for driving into the ground as a boundary mark, part of a fence, support for a plant, etc.
- : a post to which a person is bound for execution, usually by burning.
- : the stake, the punishment of death by burning: Joan of Arc was sentenced to the stake.
- : one of a number of vertical posts fitting into sockets or staples on the edge of the platform of a truck or other vehicle, as to retain the load.
- : Mormon Church. a division of ecclesiastical territory, consisting of a number of wards presided over by a president and two counselors.
- : sett.
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staked, stak·ing.
- : to mark with or as if with stakes: We staked out the boundaries of the garden.
- : to possess, claim, or reserve a share of as if by marking or bounding with stakes: I'm staking out ten percent of the profit for myself.
- : to separate or close off by a barrier of stakes.
- : to support with a stake or stakes, as a plant: to stake tomato vines.
- : to tether or secure to a stake, as an animal: They staked the goat in the back yard.
- : to fasten with a stake or stakes.
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- : stake out, to keep under police surveillance.to appoint to maintain constant watch over a suspect or place.
Phrases
- stake a claim
- stake out
- at stake
- burn at the stake
- have a stake in
- pull up stakes
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
With tens of billions of dollars per year at stake, that ambiguity set off a flurry of lobbying as the Treasury Department set about writing regulations.
As someone who’s had giardia and norovirus and picked something up in Peru 15 years ago that may still be hanging out in my intestines, I can tell you that the stakes are high.
While Mason is optimistic the parties will reach a settlement, he spoke in court Wednesday to warn them of what was at stake if they don’t.
As part of the deal, Verizon is acquiring a minority stake in BuzzFeed, which will use the telecom giant’s advertising platform to reach more customers.
So the stakes are clear, and we give the Seahawks the edge with a 58 percent chance to win.
With fighter jets, bombers, and nuclear-powered icebreakers, the Vladimir Putin regime is staking its claim in the Arctic.
The Russians and Canadians have been the most aggressive in staking their claims—often with competing scientific data.
You have to sway from one foot to another to keep them from staking their claim.
Still, like any gold rush, several investors are staking their claim.
Reince is threatening that and he is for it, and he is staking his chairmanship on it.
And you know that father is incapable of staking half or even two thirds of his little all against any proposition he believes in.
Fedora sauntered slowly around the rooms, leaning over and staking a gold plaque here and there.
He was not staking large sums, but he was losing about three out of four times that he put down his money.
The staking of lots on the tide flats at night, when the tide was out, seemed to be a staple industry.
He took up a position at the end of the table nearest the door, and apparently watched the game before staking.