stake學測 L5KK [ˈstek] ｜ /ˈsteɪk/
木樁；柱·股份；利害關係·賭金；賭注·火刑柱
一字橫跨柱、股、賭三種語意
With his job at stake, Tom staked everything on the new plan.
工作岌岌可危之下，Tom把一切都押在這個新計畫上。
一個畫面：插地立柱
打樁立地木樁釘入土裡，撐住或標出界線
綁柱受刑受刑者被綁在柱上處死
插樁佔股插樁劃界，象徵持有一份股權
押柱下注把賭金押上賭局，賭一次結果
義項
花園立樁C1noun木樁；柱
Dad hammered a wooden stake into the garden to hold up the tomato plant.
爸爸把一根木樁釘進花園裡，撐住番茄植株。
a wooden stakehammer in a stake
投資佔股C1noun股份；利害關係
She bought a small stake in her friend's coffee shop.
她在朋友的咖啡店裡買下一小份股份。
a stake in a businesshold a stake
賭桌押注C1noun賭金；賭注
He raised his stake to fifty dollars before the next round.
他在下一輪之前把賭金提高到五十美元。
a high stakeplace a stake
綁柱火刑C1noun火刑柱
In the past, criminals were sometimes tied to a stake and burned.
在過去，罪犯有時會被綁在柱上燒死。
tied to a stakeburned at the stake
片語
at stake命懸一線 →情況危急，有可能失去
stake out插樁劃界 →用木樁標出範圍界線
stake a claim插旗宣示 →宣稱擁有某樣東西
raise the stakes賭注加碼 →把風險或籌碼提高
你會不會這樣說？
She bought a small ___ in her friend's coffee shop. (stake / steak)
看答案
stake
stake指「股份」，steak指「牛排」，兩字發音相同。
'His reputation is at stake.' 這句 at stake 最接近哪個意思？(A) 被綁在柱子上 (B) 面臨風險 (C) 買下股份
看答案
(B)
at stake指情況危急，與「命懸一線」同義。
字族
stakeholder 利害關係人；股東