词汇 | stake something out |
释义 | stake something out phrasal verb with stake verb [ T ] uk/steɪk/ us/steɪk/ (WATCH) 监视 to watch a place continuously in order to catch criminals or to see a famous person The police staked out the hotel where the two terrorists were reported to be staying. 据报,那两名恐怖分子藏匿在这家旅馆中,警方于是把旅馆监视了起来。 (MAKE CLEAR) 表明(观点或立场) to establish or make clear your opinion or position on something Two of the president's chief advisers have staked out opposite positions on this issue. 总统的两位主要顾问在这一问题上表明了相反的立场。 New software companies are going to find it hard staking out a position in an already crowded market. 新的软件公司将会发现想要在已经拥挤不堪的市场中立足决非易事。 stake somewhere/something out phrasal verb with stake verb [ T ] uk/steɪk/ us/steɪk/ 立桩标出…的界线,用界桩界定(区域、地块) to mark the limits of an area or a piece of land with wooden sticks in order to claim that you own it 明确界定对(某地)的所有权(或控制权、使用权) to show clearly that you claim the right to own, control, or use a particular area, for example by putting personal things there Each gang in the city has staked out its territory and defends it from other gangs. 城里的每个帮派都划出了自己的地盘,并且禁止其他帮派染指。 They arrived early for the concert and staked out a place at the front of the queue. 他们很早就到了音乐会现场,在队列的前排占了位子。 |
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