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stakes
This word carries a heavy psychological weight of risk and vulnerability. It evokes the image of a gambler placing their most prized possessions on a table, where a single event determines whether they gain everything or lose it all. It is frequently used in high-pressure environments like politics, business, or thrill-seeking sports to signal that the consequences of failure are severe.
In a physical sense, the word suggests stability and boundary-marking. While the gambling sense is about instability and danger, the physical sense is about grounding and fixation, creating a sharp contrast between the metaphorical risk and the literal security of a post driven into the earth.
Countable when referring to the physical wooden posts used for fencing or camping. Uncountable when referring to the general level of risk or the collective value being gambled in a high-stakes game.
Meanings
The potential rewards or losses associated with a particular outcome.
Examples
投資家をより多く惹きつけたいなら、賭け金を上げる必要がある。
この選挙の結果にかかっているものは、国の将来にとって極めて大きい。
王国の運命がかかっており、かつてないほど重大な局面にある。
庭師は若い木を支えるために、数本の木の杭を地面に打ち込んだ。
彼らは強風に備えてテントを固定するために太い杭を使った。