stakesthout
—phrasal verbwithstakeverb[T]uk/steɪk/us/steɪk/
(WATCH)
towatchaplacecontinuouslyinordertocatchcriminalsor toseeafamousperson
监视
Thepolicestakedout thehotelwhere the twoterroristswerereportedto bestaying.据报，那两名恐怖分子藏匿在这家旅馆中，警方于是把旅馆监视了起来。
(MAKE CLEAR)
toestablishor makeclearyouropinionorpositionon something
表明（观点或立场）
Two of the president'schiefadvisershavestakedoutoppositepositionson thisissue.总统的两位主要顾问在这一问题上表明了相反的立场。
Newsoftwarecompaniesare going tofindit hardstakingout apositionin an alreadycrowdedmarket.新的软件公司将会发现想要在已经拥挤不堪的市场中立足决非易事。