英语词汇“stake a claim to something”的读音、翻译、释义、用法及例句-青年旅行网

词汇

stake a claim to something

释义

Idiom

stake a claim to somethingstake a claim (to something)

to announce that something belongs to you.

Every kind of group you can think of has staked a claim to space on the Internet.

Usage notes: also used in the form stake your claim:

He staked his claim as a liberal.

to show that you believe something is yours.

In recent years, several big stores have staked a claim to the wealthy shoppers in this area.Stevens has staked a claim to a new brand of techno music with a series of exciting concerts.

Etymology: based on the literal meaning of stake a claim (= to mark with posts a piece of land belonging to the government that you claim for yourself)

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stake (one's) claim

To assert one's ownership of or right to something. John rushed to New York to stake his claim to his father's inheritance money.

stake a claim

To assert one's ownership of or right to something. My great-grandfather staked a claim to this land. You can't have this cookie because someone else already staked a claim to it.

stake a claim to someone or something

Fig. to state or record one's claim on someone or something. (Alludes to marking off an area by pounding in wooden stakes.) she staked a claim to Jeff and told all her rivals to stay away. The prospector staked a claim to the gold-rich area.

stake (out) a/your ˈclaim to somebody/something

say that you have a special interest in somebody/something, or have a right to own something, especially to warn other people not to take it: Both countries have staked out a claim to the land.If you staked out your claim to some land, you put stakes (= wooden posts) in the ground to mark the limits of land that you claimed was yours.

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