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词组 stake out
释义
Idiom
stake outstake (someone) out
watch someone, often secretly.
A television news crew staked her out from a next-door neighbor's yard.For a week, police staked out the suspect.

Phr V
stake out
stakes, staking, staked
stake out sth or stake sth out
to mark the position of a piece of land or an area in order to show that you own it or that you are going to use it
Many of the early settlers were involved in disputes as they staked out their territory.We arrived early at the concert and staked out a place at the front.
to state your opinion clearly and publicly
Both parties are currently staking out their positions on the issue.
mainly American & Australian if the police or reporters stake out a building where someone is living or hiding, they watch the building continuously in order to see who is leaving or entering it
The police have staked out the apartment where the two terrorists are hiding.
stakeout
noun mainly American & Australian
The incident occurred while police were on a stakeout of the suspect's house.
stake out
verb to carry out surveillance of a building or other place. Extends the imagery of a goat tethered to a stake to bait a trap US, 1951
phrasestake out1. stake out sthstake sth out AmE if someone stakes out a building, they watch it to see who is coming and going or what is happening inside: The man apparently stakes out the check-cashing store and knew when the delivery of cash would be made. Reporters have staked out her home and are offering $10,000 for an interview.stakeout n C AmE when someone watches a building to see who is coming and going or what is happening inside, especially because something illegal is happening there: Detectives were on stakeout for armed robbers.2. stake out a claim to say publicly that you think you have a right to have or own something: The tribes have both staked out their claim to the territory.3. stake out sthstake sth out to mark or enclose an area to show that it belongs to you or that you plan to use it: We staked out a spot on the beach and sat down on a blanket. Better stake out a table before it gets any more crowded. Wayne and Delores staked out the corner of the garden where they planned to grow the flowers.4. stake out sthstake sth out formal, especially AmE to publicly explain your opinion on a particular subject: Both Foley and Mitchell staked out positions that oppose the president's plan. Coles has staked out his conservative political policies.5. stake out sth AmE to be successful in a particular area of business: In three years, they have staked out 30% of the shoe market.

stake out

1. To mark the boundary of an area with or as if with stakes. He staked out the area of the field that we could use for our crops. Please stake out the part of the lawn you'd like sprayed for weeds.
2. To claim or reserve something or some area for oneself. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "stake" and "out." Why don't you go in ahead of us and stake out a few seats in the theater? Dad's going to stake a spot out for us on the field to watch the fireworks.
3. To keep someone or something under close surveillance or observation. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "stake" and "out." We've been staking out this drug dealer for months to try to get some concrete evidence. I think the cops are staking your house out, dude.

stake someone or something out

 
1. to position a person so that someone or something can be observed or followed. The cops staked the car out and made the arrest. Barlowe staked out the apartment building and watched patiently for an hour.
2. to position a person to observe someone or something. He staked his best operative out in front of the building. We staked out two men to keep watch.

stake out

Keep an area or person under police surveillance; also, assign someone to conduct such a surveillance. For example, They staked out the house, or He was staked out in the alley, watching for drug dealers. [c. 1940]

stake out

v.
1. To mark the location or limits of something with or as if with stakes: We walked the boundary of the property and staked it out with orange flags. Pioneers raced to stake out a claim in the new territory.
2. To claim something as one's own: We ran ahead of the others to stake out a campsite. The new executive staked a place out in the organization as a technology expert.
3. To keep someone or something under surveillance: The police staked out the suspect's house. They staked the car out until the owner showed up.

stake someone/something out

1. tv. to position a person so that someone or something can be observed or followed. Marlowe staked out the apartment building and watched patiently for an hour.
2. tv. to position a person to observe someone or something. We staked out two men to keep watch.
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