stake out

US /steɪk aʊt/
UK /steɪk aʊt/
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監視, 盯梢

to watch a place or person secretly, especially in order to catch a criminal or to find information

:
The police decided to stake out the suspect's house.
警方決定監視嫌疑人的房子。
They had to stake out the area for hours before anything happened.
他們不得不監視該區域數小時,然後才發生任何事情。