The tension was naturally high for a game with so much at stake.

对于一场成败攸关的比赛来说气氛自然非常紧张。

At stake is the success or failure of world trade talks.

世界贸易谈判正处于成败的重要关头。

At stake are more than 20,000 jobs in Britain's aerospace sector.

英国航天部门 2 万多人面临失业的危险。

The game was usually played for high stakes between two large groups.

游戏通常在两大集团之间进行，下的赌注一般都很大。

By arresting the organisation's two top leaders the government and the army have now raised the stakes.

逮捕了该组织的两名主要头目后，政府和军队现在面临的风险更大了。

For Mr Blair the political stakes could hardly have been higher.

对布莱尔来说，这已经是最高的政治赌注了。

He has staked his political future on an election victory. [VERB noun + on]

他把自己的政治前途押在竞选获胜上。

He has staked his reputation on the outcome. [VERB noun on noun]

他将自己的名声赌在了这个结果上。

He was eager to return to a more entrepreneurial role in which he had a big financial stake in his own efforts. [+ in]

他渴望回到一个更多参与创业的角色，那样他所付出的努力会与自己的经济利益息息相关。

Detectives now believe the Mafia also had a stake in the plot and killed him when it went wrong.

侦探们现在相信黑手党在这个阴谋中也有利害关系，并在事败后杀了他。

Britain lags behind in the European childcare stakes.

英国在儿童保育方面落后于欧洲其他国家。

Jane is determined to stake her claim as an actress.

简决心主张自己作为一名女演员的权利。

Baguet's success staked his claim for a place in Belgium's world championship team.

巴古埃特的成功使他有资格成为比利时世界锦标赛参赛队伍中的一员。