() [, ]money that sb invests in a company股份◆The group has a 40% stake in the airline.集团拥有这家航空公司 40% 的股份。◆He paid £140 million for a 51% controlling stake in the brewery.他付出 1.4 亿英镑取得了这家啤酒厂 51% 的控股权。⨁a controlling / majority / minority stake (in sth)（在某物中拥有）控股权／多数股权／少数股权⨁to acquire / buy / sell / take a stake (in sth)得到／购买／出售／取得（在某物中的）股权⨁to cut / increase / raise / reduce your stake (in sth)缩减／增加／提高／降低（在某物中的）股权⨁to have / hold / own a stake (in sth)有／持有／拥有（在某物中的）股权 [] something that you risk losing, especially money, when you try to predict the result of a race, etc. or when you are involved in an activity that can succeed or fail赌注◆How much was the stake (= how much did you bet)?你下的赌注是多少？◆When you start a new business, the stakes are high, but the rewards can be great.创办新企业，风险很高，但是回报也可以很大。 [] an important part or share in a business, plan, etc. that is important to you and that you want to be successful利害攸关；重大利益◆The workers all have a personal stake in the wage negotiations.工资谈判与所有工人的个人利益攸关。●at ˈstakethat can be won or lost, depending on the success of a particular action濒临危险；有丧失的危险◆Hundreds of jobs are at stake if the firm doesn't win this contract.如果那家公司不能赢得这份合同，数百个工作岗位就有丧失的危险。➡ idiom at play verbblocking stake