1、stake

處于危險境地;處于成敗關頭

The tension was naturally high for a game with so much at stake.

對于一場成敗攸關的比賽來說氣氛自然非常緊張。

At stake is the success or failure of world trade talks.

世界貿易談判正處于成敗的重要關頭。

(比賽或行動的)賭注，風險

The game was usually played for high stakes between two large groups.

游戲通常在兩大集團之間進行，下的賭注一般都很大。

By arresting the organisation's two top leaders the government and the army have now raised the stakes.

逮捕了該組織的兩名主要頭目后，政府和軍隊現在面臨的風險更大了。

將…押(在…);以…打賭;拿…冒險

He has staked his political future on an election victory.

他把自己的政治前途押在競選獲勝上。

He has staked his reputation on the outcome.

他將自己的名聲賭在了這個結果上。

2、decide

決定，拿定主意（做）

She decided to do a secretarial course.

她決定修一門文秘課程。

He has decided that he doesn't want to embarrass the movement and will therefore step down.

他已拿定主意：他不想令運動陷入困窘的境地，因此決心辭職。

解決;判決;裁決

She was still young, he said, and that would be taken into account when deciding her sentence.

他說，她還年輕，而這一點在對她量刑時將會予以考慮。

This is an issue that should be decided by local and metropolitan government.

這個問題應該由當地及大都市政府共同解決。