From the headline of this article at The Atlantic.
上記の文で、raise the stakesの意味は?
In the sentence above, what does "raise the stakes" mean?
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解答
意味:英辞郎によると、
この見出しの場合、2番目が適訳でしょう。
- 賭け金を上げる、賭けの度合いを高める
- 〈比喩〉〔戦いに勝つなどの〕希望を膨らませる
- 〈比喩〉リスク[危険性]を高める
- 〈比喩〉さらに深く関わる[関与する]
Answer
According to The Free Dictionary:To increase the level of risk and/or potential reward in a particular situation. "Stakes" refers to one's level of involvement.
Examples
- They really raised the stakes in the employee art contest—first place gets a week of paid vacation!
- Let's raise the stakes, shall we? The loser can never set foot in this place again.
- the Libyan allegations raised the stakes in the propaganda war between Libya and the United States stake
- The bank robber decided to take a hostage in order to raise the stakes.
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