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stake

/stˈeɪk/B2

以…打賭 / 拿…冒險 (v.)

作為動詞表示「拿…當賭注」。凱特琳說 `I would stake my life`，意思就是「我敢用我的性命打包票/打賭」。日常口語裡 `stake a claim` 也表示「聲稱對…擁有所有權」。

-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.