字詞研究 (38)

字詞研究 (38)

96) stake / steak / stick /stock:

1. stake v. 釘木樁；押注 n. 樁; 賭注 be at ~ = be risked   得失攸關

a. But this time he knew he was playing for the highest of ~s. 此次他明白下

了豪賭。

b. Because of the current scandal, his reputation is at stake. 由於最近的醜聞，

他的名譽處於危險。

【比較】：in danger；in jeopardy

As polar ice melts, nations stake claims to potential riches. 隨著北極區冰塊

的溶化，許多國家聲明擁有該區地下潛在財富的權利。

2. steak [ stek] n. 與上字同音；(含骨頭的切片肉) 如 beef ~ 牛排；pork ~

豬排；mutton ~ 羊排；fish ~ 魚排。但，肉片，應說 chop

【比較】：

stick  n. 柴枝；棍棒 a pair of chop ~s  一雙筷子

Hot Dog on a Stick. (套在小木棒的熱狗- 食物)  

                     

Only John has the carrots and sticks that Tom respects.衹有John 一手拿紅

蘿蔔另一手拿棍棒 (恩威並施)，才是Tom 所敬畏的。

【比較】：stick n.小樹枝，club n.粗棍，bludgeon 短棒n.

stick v. stuck stuck 黏住; ~ a stamp to (on) the envelope 在信封上貼

郵票；~ around = hang around 待在附近；get stuck 陷入困局。

a. It’s every airplane passenger’s nightmare-getting stuck near a crying baby.

旁邊有個哭叫的嬰兒而不知所措，是每一位飛機旅客的夢魘。

b. His suggestions stick in my head. 我老想著他的建議。

stock n. 貨品 out of ~ 缺貨，in stock 有存貨；~ market 股市；~ option公司

除薪資外另配股作為員工酬勞。

stock v. 存貨

I phoned a shop to see if it ~ed a particular model of toilet. 我電話詢問一家商店，是否他們方有某一特別型式的衛浴設備。    

97) stationery / stationary:

1. stationery  n. 文具；stationer n. 文具商 

a. He used school ~ for his letters. 他用學校信箋寫信。business ~ 正式

(公務)信箋

b. E-mailed love letters are better than nothing. But it requires ink, ~y and time

to say what you really mean. 電子郵件的情書總比沒有好。可是要表達真正

的心意須要墨水、文具與時間。

2. stationary a. (與上字同音) 固定的；~ army 常備軍；

Some teachers prefer ~ seats in their classrooms. 一些教師們較喜歡在教室裡

有固定座位。~ vehicles停着的車輛

station vt. 駐紮； station n 車站；fire ~消防隊；gas (filling)~ 加油站

The garrison was ~ ed at the port  衛戌部隊駐紮在港口附近。

station n. out of ~未在編隊的位置內

station wagon旅行車

10/16/2013

Justin Lai編著

校友會/英語漫談

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