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stake

/stˈeɪk/B2

以…打赌 / 拿…冒险 (v.)

作为动词表示「拿…当赌注」。凯特琳说 `I would stake my life`，意思就是「我敢用我的性命打包票/打赌」。日常口语里 `stake a claim` 也表示「声称对…拥有所有权」。

-Saw what, my lady? -I don't know.

But I would stake my life the Lannisters are involved.

We already have reason to suspect their loyalty to the crown.