stake

n. 木柱,赌注,奖金
v. 打赌,下赌注

I have staked all my hopes on you.

我已经把我所有的希望都寄托在你身上了。

He staked a claim to the land where he'd found the gold.

他在发现黄金的那块土地上立下界标以表明他的所有权。