At stake的意思

"At stake"是一個英語短語,它的意思是指某事物處於危險中,可能會失去或被放棄。這個短語通常用來描述重要的、有價值的事物,如金錢、名譽、地位、權力、機會、關係等。在某些情況下,"at stake"也可以用來指賭注或賭金。

例如:

  1. The company's reputation is at stake if they cannot resolve this scandal. (如果他們不能解決這個醜聞,公司的聲譽將岌岌可危。)

  2. There's a lot at stake in this negotiation, so we need to be very careful. (這次談判中有很多利害關係,所以我們必須非常小心。)

  3. The winner of the poker game took home a huge sum of money, with millions more at stake. (撲克遊戲的贏家帶回家一大筆錢,還有數百萬的賭注。)

  4. Her job is at stake if she doesn't meet the sales targets. (如果她不能達到銷售目標,她的工作將岌岌可危。)

  5. The future of the project is at stake, so we need to make sure everything goes smoothly. (項目的未來岌岌可危,所以我們必須確保一切順利。)

這個短語的用法通常是在名詞或名詞短語前面加上"at stake"來強調其重要性或緊急性。