词汇 | raise the stakes |
释义 | Idiom raise the stakes to increase in importance or danger.Employees who lost all their pensions have raised the stakes for the company by going to court and filing a lawsuit. Related vocabulary: up the anteraise the stakesTo increase the level of risk and/or potential reward in a particular situation. "Stakes" refers to one's level of involvement. They really raised the stakes in the employee art contest—first place gets a week of paid vacation! Let's raise the stakes, shall we? The loser can never set foot in this place again. raise the stakes To increase one's commitment or involvement. |
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