stakesomewhere/sthout
—phrasal verbwithstakeverb[T]uk/steɪk/us/steɪk/
tomarkthelimitsof anareaor apieceoflandwithwoodensticksinordertoclaimthat you own it
立桩标出…的界线,用界桩界定(区域、地块)
to showclearlythat youclaimtherightto own,control, or use aparticulararea, forexampleby puttingpersonalthings there
明确界定对(某地)的所有权(或控制权、使用权)
Eachgangin thecityhasstakedoutitsterritoryanddefendsit from othergangs.城里的每个帮派都划出了自己的地盘,并且禁止其他帮派染指。
Theyarrivedearly for theconcertandstakedout aplaceat thefrontof thequeue.他们很早就到了音乐会现场,在队列的前排占了位子。