What does "stake out" mean?

To claim or mark territory To establish your position or watch a location.

How do you use "stake out" in a sentence?

They staked out their claim. Police staked out the building. She staked out her position.

Phrasal Verb BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★☆ Common Neutral

含义: To claim or mark territory

占据地盘、监视

Reclamar territorio o vigilar

場所を確保する、張り込む

장소를 확보하다·잠복 감시하다

To establish your position or watch a location.

确立自己的位置或监视某个地点。

Establecer tu posición o vigilar un lugar.

自分の立場を確立する、または場所を監視すること。

자신의 위치를 확립하거나 특정 장소를 감시하다.

Base verb: stake

Particle: out

Separable: Yes — the object can go between the verb and particle

They staked out their claim.
他们占了地盘
Reclamaron su territorio
彼らは権利を主張した
그들은 자신들의 권리를 주장했다.
Police staked out the building.
警察对大楼进行了监视
La policía vigiló el edificio
警察がビルを張り込んだ
경찰이 건물을 잠복 감시했다.
She staked out her position.
她确立了自己的立场
Ella estableció su posición
彼女は自分の立場を確立した
그녀는 자신의 입장을 확립했다.

语境: claims, surveillance, positions

语气: territorial

From driving stakes to mark land ownership.

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal