stake out
US /steɪk aʊt/
UK /steɪk aʊt/

短语动词
1.
监视, 盯梢
to watch a place or person secretly, especially in order to catch a criminal or to find information
示例:
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The police decided to stake out the suspect's house.
警方决定监视嫌疑人的房子。
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They had to stake out the area for hours before anything happened.
他们不得不监视该区域数小时,然后才发生任何事情。
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