| 释义 |
●pull up ˈstakes (NAmE) leave your home and go to live in a different place 背井离乡到别处安家◆When the factories and businesses closed, most of the community were forced to pull up stakes and move south.
工厂和企业都关门了，大部分居民被迫背井离乡，搬到了南方。 OPP put down (new) roots NOTE Stakes in this phrase are the sticks or posts that are put up in order to support a tent, mark a particular place, etc. 这个短语中的 stake 指用以支撑帐篷、标明地理位置等的桩。 |