raise the stakes

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To increase in significance or risk. idiomatic
    — The bank robber decided to take a hostage in order to raise the stakes.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see raise, stakes (used literally e. g. of a hand of poker)
    — With a royal flush, he decided to raise the stakes.

词形变化

raises the stakes present,singular,third-person raising the stakes participle,present raised the stakes participle,past raised the stakes past
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