at stake
1. 在危急关头
The life of the patient is at stake.
病人的生命在危急中。
stake out
1. 监视
The hotel has been staked out for some time by the police.
这家旅馆已被警方监视了一段时间。
习惯用语be burned at the stake1.被绑在火刑柱上烧死be condemned [sentenced] to the stake1.被判火刑处死drive [set, stick one's]stakes1.搭帐篷;[美]立界桩; 定居, 住下go to the stake1.受火刑; 为自己的信仰或行动受难pull up stakes1.[美口]离开, 收摊, 搬家stake off [out]1.立标桩分(界)stake out1.用木桩标出; 布设监视哨, 置于监视之下stake up [in]1.设桩圈起来特殊用法anchor stake1.拉紧桩(尺度索)anvil stake1.桩砧case stake1.表壳砧centre-line stake1.中线桩construction stake1.施工桩crane stake1.起重机柱dressing stake1.手砧fish stakes1.【航海】海场标桩guard stake1.护桩hatchet stake1.压弯金属板砧, 曲铁桩砧intermediate stake1.加点桩iron stakes1.(钢夹上)铁桩line stake1.线路桩marking stake1.电缆标石peg stake1.木桩, 木钉permanent line stake1.永久线路(中线)橛rack fixed stake1.线路固定标桩reference stake1.参考桩, 基准桩riveting stake1.铆接砧, 钢砧round head stake1.圆头桩[砧]side stake1.侧桩slope stake1.边坡桩snow stake1.(量)雪尺track stake1.轨道桩