stake out

杭で区画する

地面に杭を立てて、土地の境界を示すこと。

やさしい英語で： To put posts in the ground to show the edges of an area.

• We need to stake out the garden.
• They staked out the land before building the fence.
• Have you staked out the new road yet?

使い方： stake something out (The surveyor staked the building site out.)

類義語： mark out

よく使う表現： stake out land, stake out a plot, stake out something

境界を示す、区画する

杭やほかの目印で、区域の境界を示すこと。

やさしい英語で： To show where the edges of an area are, using posts or other marks.

• Please stake out the edges of the plot.
• The crew staked out a new road across the field.
• We have staked out the site for the house.

使い方： stake something out (They staked the boundaries out with bright markers.)

類義語： mark out, delimit

よく使う表現： stake out boundaries, stake out a road, stake out something

杭に当てて試合を終える

クロッケーで球を中央の杭に当て、試合を終えること。

やさしい英語で： In croquet, to finish the game by hitting the central post with the ball.

• She needs one more stroke to stake out.
• He staked out after sending his ball through the last hoop.
• Can you stake out from that position?

類義語： peg out

よく使う表現： stake out first, stake out successfully