stake
英 [steɪk]
美[stek]
	    - n. 桩,棍子;赌注;火刑;奖金
 - vt. 资助,支持;系…于桩上;把…押下打赌
 - vi. 打赌
 - n. (Stake)人名;(瑞典)斯塔克
 
英英释意
- 1. (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something;
 - "they have interests all over the world"
 - "a stake in the company's future"
 
- 2. a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track);
 - "a pair of posts marked the goal"
 - "the corner of the lot was indicated by a stake"
 
- 3. instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning
 
- 4. the money risked on a gamble