英语at the stake怎么翻译？

Question

如题所述

Answer 1

你好，很高兴为你解答：

危在旦夕

词汇释义
stake桩; 标桩; 篱笆桩; 火刑柱; 股本; 股份; 以…打赌，拿…冒险; 用桩支撑
双语例句
1.
Joan of Arc was burnt at the stake.

圣女贞德被处以火刑。



2.
He was burned at the stake for heresy.

他因为信奉异端思想而以火刑处死。

3.
Thousands of heretics were burned at the stake.

几千名异教徒被烧死在火刑柱上。

Answer 2

没有上下文的词和词组往往无法给出具体意思。
根据词源和普遍语料库，可以翻译为“处于紧要关头”