托福词汇短语汇总（一）

关键字托福词汇;短语汇总

2015-09-10 来源：新通外语网igo99.cn 作者：新通教育阅读量：手机阅读

导读

　词汇的积累对托福考试至关重要，词汇积累的越多，整个备考过程也就会越来越顺风顺水。托福考试中常常涉及各种短语以及固定搭配，很让考生头疼。接下来新通小编为大家重点介绍托福考试中会涉及到的短语，相信对于以后的托福考试一定会有帮助的。

to raise the stakes

To raise the stakes 这个表达最初来自博彩但现在被用于很多语境中。Stake 的意思是 “赌注、风险”。 Raising the stakes 的意思是“提高赌注，增加风险”为了最终得到更高的回报和成功。
例句
John has really raised the stakes in his argument with his neighbour. He's installed security cameras that look over his garden.
Top-ranking retailer Tesco has raised the stakes in the price war among UK supermarkets by cutting the price of 700 products.
请注意
单词 stake 也可以指 “股份” 或某人在一个项目、公司中的重大利益。
例句
The government is planning to sell its 49% stake in the rail network.
His company owns a 12% stake in a new internet start-up company.