stay
- v.停留;保持;待;继续是;逗留;暂住
- n.停留;逗留(时间);(杆子等的)牵索，撑条;作客;(船桅的)支索
复数： stays 过去式： stayed 现在分词： staying 过去分词： stayed 第三人称单数： stays
stayverb
停留；待
to continue to be in a particular place for a period of time without moving away
to stay in bed
待在床上
‘Do you want a drink?’ ‘No, thanks, I can't stay.’
“你要不要喝一杯？”“不，谢谢，我不能久待。”
Stay there and don't move!
待在那儿别动！
We ended up staying for lunch.
我们最终还是留了下来吃午饭。
She stayed at home (= did not go out to work) while the children were young.
孩子们小的时候，她没出去上班。
I'm staying late at the office tonight.
今晚我要在办公室待到很晚。
My hat won't stay on!
我的帽子怎么都戴不住！
Can you stay behind after the others have gone and help me clear up?
你能不能等别人走后留下来帮我收拾收拾？
We stayed to see what would happen.
我们留下来看有什么情况。
They stayed talking until well into the night.
他们待在那儿一直谈到深夜。
Can you stay and keep an eye on the baby?
保持；继续是
to continue to be in a particular state or situation
He never stays angry for long.
他生气时间从来不会长。
I can't stay awake any longer.
我瞌睡得再也熬不住了。
The store stays open until late on Thursdays.
这商店每星期四都会开到很晚。
I don't know why they stay together (= remain married or in a relationship) .
我不知道他们为什么还在一起。
Inflation stayed below 4% last month.
上月的通货膨胀率保持在4%以下。
We promised to stay friends for ever.
我们约定永远做朋友。
暂住；逗留
to live in a place temporarily as a guest or visitor
We found out we were staying in the same hotel.
我们发现我们住在同一家旅馆里。
My sister's coming to stay next week.
下星期我妹妹要来住几天。
He's staying with friends this weekend.
这个周末他要和几个朋友一起过。
I stayed three nights at my cousin's house.
我在我表兄家住了三夜。
Where do you stay (= where do you live) ?
to be accepted or used by most people and therefore a permanent part of our lives
看来电视直播审判成了一种风气。
It looks like televised trials are here to stay.
used to tell a dog not to move
to continue doing sth until it has finished or been completed, even though it is difficult
极少受训者坚持到底了。
Very few of the trainees have stayed the course.
to stop yourself from doing sth; to prevent you from doing sth
to sleep at sb's house for one night
你什么时候来都可以住在我们家。
You can always stay the night at our house.
if sb/sth stays put , they continue to be in the place where they are or where they have been put
to remain calm; to not worry
没事儿，你要镇定，要冷静。
It's OK─hang loose and stay cool.
待着不走；不离开
to not leave somewhere
I'll stay around in case you need me.
我就待在这儿，也许你用得着我。
离开，不接近（某人）；不去（某处）
to not go near a particular person or place
I want you to stay away from my daughter.
我要你离我女儿远远的。
不外出；待在室内
to not go out or to remain indoors
I feel like staying in tonight.
今晚我想待在家里。
留下来继续（学习、工作等）
to continue studying, working, etc. somewhere for longer than expected or after other people have left
过夜
to sleep at sb's house for one night
深夜不睡；熬夜
to go to bed later than usual
You've got school tomorrow. I don't want you staying up late .
你明天要上学。我不想让你熬夜。
noun
停留；逗留（时间）；作客
a period of staying; a visit
I enjoyed my stay in Prague.
我在布拉格逗留期间过得很开心。
an overnight stay
留下过夜
（船桅的）支索；（杆子等的）牵索，撑条
a rope or wire that supports a ship's mast , a pole, etc.
a delay in following the order of a court
准予缓期执行
to grant a stay of execution
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VERB 停留;逗留;留下
If you stay where you are, you continue to be there and do not leave.'Stay here,' Trish said. 'I'll bring the car down the drive to take you back.'...
“呆这别动，”特里西说,“我会把车开过来送你回去。”
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VERB (在某城市、旅馆或别人家)暂住，逗留
If you stay in a town, or hotel, or at someone's house, you live there for a short time.Gordon stayed at The Park Hotel, Milan...
戈登下榻在米兰的帕克饭店。
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V-LINK 保持;维持
If someone or something stays in a particular state or situation, they continue to be in it.The Republican candidate said he would 'work like crazy to stay ahead'.
共和党候选人说他将“拼命保持领先优势”。
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VERB 不去,远离(某地)
If you stay away from a place, you do not go there.Government employees and officers also stayed away from work during the strike...
政府雇员和官员在罢工期间也没去上班。
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VERB 不参与;不卷入
If you stay out of something, you do not get involved in it.In the past, the UN has stayed out of the internal affairs of countries unless invited in...
在过去，除非有国家提出请求,否则联合国不会干涉各国内政。
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PHRASE 被普遍接受
If you say that something is here to stay, you mean that people have accepted it and it has become a part of everyday life.Satellite TV is here to stay...
卫星电视已被普遍接受。
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PHRASE 固定不动;留在原地
If you stay put, you remain somewhere.He was forced by his condition to stay put and remain out of politics...
他的健康状况迫使他留在原处,置身于政坛之外。
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PHRASE 住一晚;过夜
If you stay the night in a place, you sleep there for one night.They had invited me to come to supper and stay the night.
他们邀请我去吃晚饭并住上一晚。
noun
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- continuing or remaining in a place or state
- they had a nice stay in Paris
- a lengthy hospital stay
- a four-month stay in bankruptcy court
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- (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar
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- a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)
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- a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted
- the Supreme Court has the power to stay an injunction pending an appeal to the whole Court
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- the state of inactivity following an interruption
- the negotiations were in arrest
- held them in check
- during the halt he got some lunch
- the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow
- he spent the entire stop in his seat
- Synonym: arrest check halt hitch stop stoppage
verb
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- stay the same;remain in a certain state
- The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it
- rest assured
- stay alone
- He remained unmoved by her tears
- The bad weather continued for another week
- Synonym: remain rest
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- stop or halt
- Please stay the bloodshed!
- Synonym: detain delay
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- overcome or allay
- quell my hunger
- Synonym: quell appease
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- fasten with stays
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- stay put (in a certain place);we are not moving to Cincinnati"
- We are staying in Detroi
- Stay put in the corner here!
- Stick around and you will learn something!
- Synonym: stick stick around stay put
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- remain behind
- I had to stay at home and watch the children
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- stop a judicial process
- The judge stayed the execution order
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- hang on during a trial of endurance
- ride out the storm
- Synonym: last out ride out outride
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- dwell
- You can stay with me while you are in town
- stay a bit longer--the day is still young
- Synonym: bide abide
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- continue in a place, position, or situation
- After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser
- Stay with me, please
- despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year
- She continued as deputy mayor for another year
- Synonym: stay on continue remain
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- stay behind
- The smell stayed in the room
- The hostility remained long after they made up
- Synonym: persist remain
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It 's a pity that you can 't stay longer .
你不能再多停留些时间，真是遗憾。
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If necessary , the airship can stay up there for days to keep out of danger
必要时，飞艇能在那里停留数天以躲避危险。
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Like I said , you 're always welcome to stay .
正如我以前所说的一样，我永远都欢迎你留下来。
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I 'll stay around in case you need me .
我就待在这儿，也许你用得着我。
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Much as I would like to stay , I really must go home .
尽管我想留下来，但我确实必须回家。
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They 're welcome to stay here as long as they like .
他们在这里愿意住多久就住多久。
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How long a stay did you have in mind ?
你原打算待多长时间？
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The cat stayed well out of range of the children .
这只猫离孩子们远远的。
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I 'll only stay if you offer me more money .
你给我更多的钱我才会留下。
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If we were to offer you more money , would you stay ?
假如我们给你加钱，你愿意留下吗？
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We stayed in a village where time has stood still .
我们待在一个时间似乎凝滞了的村子里。
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She stayed at home , afraid to show her face .
她待在家里，不敢露面。
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I don 't know why they stay together .
我不知道他们为什么还在一起。
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It would be dangerous for you to stay here .
你待在这儿不安全。
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I 'll tell you what ─ let 's stay in instead .
听我说，咱们还是待在家里吧。
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He took a job to finance his stay in Germany .
他找了一份工作以赚钱支付在德国的费用。
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This is the identical room we stayed in last year .
这就是我们去年住的那个房间。
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You may stay until morning , if you wish .
如果你愿意，你可以一直待到早晨。
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Stay close together ─ I don 't want anyone to get lost .
紧紧靠在一起，我不想把谁给丢了。
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The doctor said I had to stay in bed .
医生说我必须卧床休息。
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We stayed up all night , setting the world to rights .
我们一夜没睡，谈论着如何拯救世界。
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I want you to stay away from my daughter .
我要你离我女儿远远的。
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His parents won 't allow him to stay out late .
他的父母不会允许他在外待得很晚。
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You can stay for the weekend if you like .
你如果愿意就留在这里过周末吧。
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I was told to stay behind after school .
我被告知放学后留下。
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The doctor told me I had to stay in bed .
医生对我说我必须卧床休息。
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Take a deep breath and see how long you can stay underwater .
深吸一口气，看你能在水里待多久。
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It makes no odds to me whether you go or stay .
你的去留与我无关。
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He needs to win this game to stay in the match .
他得赢下这场比赛以免被淘汰出局。
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Let 's stay in tonight for a change .
咱们今晚换换口味，就待在家里吧。
指到访或作客时短期居住。
If you ever visit Moscow, you must come and stay with us.
你要是到莫斯科来，一定要到我们这里住住。
She told her husband not to wait up for her. She might stay the night with her aunt.
她告诉丈夫不要熬夜等她，她可能在她姑妈家过夜。
指在某一地方居住。
For ten years, she dwelt in the forest.
她在森林里生活了10年。
My parents dwell on the border of our country.
我的父母住在边疆。
指人或动植物生活在某个地区，并已适应该地区的特殊环境。
Fish inhabit the sea.
鱼栖息于海中。
They inhabit the tropical forests.
他们居住在热带森林中。
Over 100 species of plants inhabit the woods.
这片树林里生长着上百种植物。
最普通用词，指人在某处生活或动植物在某地生长，时间可长可短。
I have been living here since my childhood.
我打小就一直住在这里。
The Norwegians live in a comparatively cold zone.
挪威人生活在比较寒冷的地区。
These birds live on the island.
这些鸟生活在这座岛上。
指在某处居住，含合法、长久之意。
Do you still reside at Elm Road?
你还住在埃尔姆路吗?
I plan to reside in Salt Lake City.
我打算在盐湖城定居。
You shall only reside at an address approved by your supervising officer.
你必须只在监管人员认可的地址居住。
指开始在某一国家、地区或城镇生活，通常不接具体的住所。
They got married and settled near New York.
他们婚后定居在纽约附近。
He hoped to settle in this country.
他希望在这个国家定居下来。
After working abroad for years, he wants to settle in Vienna.
在国外工作多年后，他决定在维也纳定居下来。
普通用词，多指人在某处暂时逗留，或呆在某处不动。
The teacher told him to stay behind after class.
老师要他下课后留下来。
You may stay as long as you please.
你爱呆多久就呆多久。
She insisted that we stay for supper.
她一定要我们留下吃晚饭。
尤指因不愿离去而逗留在某处。
He was lingering about under her window.
他在她的窗下流连徘徊。
Jill made an excuse to linger on the stairs.
吉尔找借口故意在楼梯上磨磨蹭蹭。
She lingered after the concert, hoping to meet the star.
音乐会后她不愿离开，希望能遇见那位明星。
指某人或某物仍留在原处。
I remained in Chicago until June.
我在芝加哥一直呆到6月。
The police told everybody to remain in their cars.
警察叫大家都留在车里。
He was allowed to remain there.
他获准留在那里。
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