stake out

名词 stake out:

1. surveillance of some place or some person by the police (as in anticipation of a crime)
   同义词：stakeout

1. Detectives have been staking out the house for two days now.
   警方的侦查人员已对这座房子监视两天了。
2. It's wise to stake out each freed prisoner for a few months after he gets out of prison.
   在获释的每个犯人出狱的头几个月里，派人对其监视是明智的。