| 词汇 | stake claim |
| 释义 | Idiom stake claimstake a/(your) claim to make it clear that you want something, and that you think you deserve to get it.Descendants of the original settlers are going to court to stake their claim to the land. (often + to)In order to stake a claim for world prominence in astronomy, the university is building a huge new optical telescope. stake (one's) claimTo 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 (out) a/your ˈclaim to somebody/somethingsay 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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