High-stakes 原意是賭注高,風(fēng)險(xiǎn)大,引申下來是指事關(guān)重大。
Harvard University is fighting accusations that its admissions office racially discriminated against Asian-American students in a high-stakes affirmative action case in federal court. 在聯(lián)邦法庭審理的一起至關(guān)重要的平權(quán)法案訴訟案中,哈佛大學(xué)反擊針對其招生辦公室對亞裔美國學(xué)生種族歧視的指控。
The UK Brexit secretary returned home after tense Brexit talks ended in stand-off ahead of the high-stakes EU summit. 英國脫歐事務(wù)大臣在緊張談判后返回英國,脫歐談判在事關(guān)重大的歐盟峰會之前陷入僵局。