(a) stake vs. the stake (draft)
Дата публикации: Aug 01, 2021 1:11:58 PM
stake BrE /steɪk/ ; NAmE /steɪk/
[countable] a wooden or metal post that is pointed at one end and pushed into the ground in order to support something, mark a particular place, etc.
Tall plants can be secured by tying them to stakes.
the stake [singular] a wooden post that somebody could be tied to in former times before being burnt to death (= killed by fire) as a punishment
Joan of Arc was burnt at the stake.