| 词汇 | stay |
| 释义 | stay verb uk /steɪ/ us /steɪ/ stayverb (NOT LEAVE)A1[ I ] to not move away from or leave a place or situation: 留下;停留 stay forThey need an assistant who is willing to stay for six months.他们需要一位愿意留6个月的助手。 stay untilStay until the rain has stopped.等雨停再走吧。 Can you stay after work to play tennis?你下班后能留下来打网球吗？ Because of the snow, children were told to stay at home.由于下雪，孩子们被告知要留在家里。 to wait waitWe need to wait in line for the tickets. wait forWe're waiting for the bus. awaitWe are awaiting the committee's decision. stayStay there until I get back. remainPlease remain in your seats until the plane has come to a complete stop. hang onHang on, I'll be ready in a minute. Can you stay a bit longer? It was cold and wet outside so we stayed at home. You can stay here if you like. Stay and have a drink with us. I'm afraid I can't stay. Staying and remaining abrupt halt be leftphrase closeted halt hang hold non-migrant non-rotating non-tenured outstay overstay sit spot stay in stay on stay putidiom stick stick around sticky stop in stayverb (CONTINUE)B1[ Iusually+ adv/prep, L ] to continue doing something, or to continue to be in a particular state: 继续做；保持 Stay away from the edge of the cliff.不要到悬崖边上去。 stay inHe decided not to stay in teaching/medicine/the army.他已经决定不再教书／从医／当兵。 The final figures showed that most departments had stayed within budget.最终数据显示大部分部门都没有超出预算。 stay (out)It was so warm we stayed (out) in the garden until ten that night.那天晚上天气很暖和，我们一直在花园里呆到10点钟。 Put a lid on the pan so the food will stay hot.盖上锅盖，这样食物就不会凉了。 The shops stay open until nine o' clock.商店一直营业到9点。 They stayed friends after their divorce.他们离婚后仍然是朋友。 To prevent anyone from being hurt, officials told people they had to stay away. Those of a sensitive disposition are advised to stay well away. She manages to stay cheerful despite everything. Many small businesses are struggling to stay afloat.许多小企业惨淡维持经营。 Biscuits will stay crisp if you keep them in an airtight container.如果装在密封容器里，饼干就会保持酥脆。 This is so boring, it's all I can do to stay awake.这太乏味了，我咬牙苦撑才不至于睡着。 Her proposals would allow more people to stay in full-time education. Keeping and staying the same anti-progressive calcification calcify consistency consistent continuum invariant inveteracy kept leave well aloneidiom left stability stabilization stabilize stably steadfast unreformed wallow wallow in something wouldn't have it any other wayidiom stayverb (LIVE)A2[ I ] to live or be in a place for a short time as a visitor: 暂住;逗留 stay inI stayed in Montreal for two weeks then flew home.我在蒙特利尔停留了两周，然后乘飞机回家。 stay at/inThey said they'd stay at/in a hotel.他们说他们会住在旅馆里。 stay withMy kids usually stay with their grandparents for a week in the summer.夏天孩子们通常到爷爷奶奶那里住上一周。 stay overnight(alsostay the night) to sleep somewhere for one night: 过夜，留宿 We've arranged to stay overnight at my sister's house.我们商量好在我姐姐家住一宿。 [ I ]Indian English or Scottish English to live somewhere permanently: 永久地居住在某处 I still stay with my parents.我依然和父母住在一起。 I stayed in a marvellous clifftop hotel. We stayed in a fancy hotel near the Champs-Élysées.我们住在香榭丽舍大街附近一家豪华的酒店里。 We stayed on one of the lesser-known Greek islands.我们停留在希腊一个不太知名的岛屿上。 The farmhouse we stayed in was completely off the beaten track.我们住的农舍非常偏僻。 They stayed with us for a short time.他们跟我们住了很短一段时间。 Living or sleeping somewhere abide co-resident co-residential domiciled dwell inhospitable inhospitably live in live in sinidiom live out lodge populate reoccupation repopulate repopulation reside residence settle slum tenancy Idiomshere to stay stay on the sidelines stay put stay the course Phrasal verbsstay away from someone/something stay behind stay in stay on stay out stay out of something stay over stay up stay noun uk /steɪ/ us /steɪ/ staynoun (VISIT)B1[ C ] a period of time that you spend in a place: 停留时间，逗留时间 stay at/inShe planned a short stay at/in a hotel to celebrate their anniversary.她计划在酒店小住一段时间，庆祝他们的结婚纪念日。 Visiting attraction beard the lion (in his/her den)idiom been call (in) on someone call by exchange happen happen along/by (somewhere) haunt have access to someone/something homestay pay pop regular round state visit stomping ground stop by (somewhere) stop in stop off somewhere stay of execution, deportation, etc.law specialized an order by a judge that stops a judgment being performed until new information can be considered: 缓期执行死刑／驱逐出境（等等） The governor refused to grant a stay of execution. stay | American Dictionarystay verb us/steɪ/ stayverb (NOT LEAVE)[ I ] to not move away from or leave a place: I have a meeting at three so I can’t stay long. They need an assistant who is willing to stay for six months. Can you stay for dinner? James had to stay after school to complete the assignment. Because of the snow, he stayed home from school today. She’s come back home to stay (= She will not move away again). stayverb (CONTINUE)to continue to be in a particular state or position, or to continue doing something: [ Ialways+ adv/prep ]Stay away from the edge of the cliff. [ Ialways+ adv/prep ]His boss asked him to stay on as manager for another year. [ Ialways+ adv/prep ]Mom told me not to stay out/up too late. [ L ]I found it difficult to stay awake/calm/warm. [ L ]The store stays open until 9 p.m. [ L ]They stayed friends, even after they moved to different countries. [ L ]For further news of the hurricane, stay tuned (= keep listening to this program). stayverb (LIVE TEMPORARILY)[ I ] to live in a place for a short time as a visitor, or just sleep there: We stayed in San Francisco for a few days before flying to Hawaii. I’ll be staying overnight at my sister’s house. Idiomstay put stay noun[ C ] us/steɪ/ a period of time that you spend in a place: They plan a short stay at a motel while the house is being painted. stay | Business Englishstay verb[ I ] uk /steɪ/us to not move away or leave: stay for 2 days/2 weeks/2 years, etc.They need an assistant who is willing to stay for six months. stay at work/homeWe stayed at work until 10 pm. stay in/on sthShe will stay on the board after she steps down as CEO. stay here/thereHow long do you plan to stay here in Boston? to continue doing something, or to continue to be in a particular state: stay open/closedThe shops stay open until 9 o' clock. stay in/on/at sthIt is becoming too expensive for small dairy farms to stay in business. stay within sthMost departments had stayed within budget. Phrasal verbstay on Examples of staystay A man of different race, age and character comes into the foreground of the book and almost without a break stays there till the end. The men stayed behind but we left next day. The village stays the same: no one here wants more- no effort, no novelty. In many situations, dropouts are not the same patient population as those who stayed within the trial. The experiment was not a great success, though all three stayed in the force for some time. Events in the countryside often stayed within the jurisdiction of the dominant landowner although they legally belonged within the purview of the state. The same source suggests that despite legal changes, tenancies typically stayed for several decades within the same family. Both passages reinforce the traditional image of the woman who stays at home, awaiting the battle news. We might suggest that while undoubtedly an image of the war effort, it shows the bold peasantry who stayed behind. Faces stayed in full view until children responded. By staying within the safe environmental limits, much of the biodiversity would be conserved, while income per capita rose. Having made such a promise, she is justified in going out to dinner over staying at home to grade papers. How is the decision made about what goes and what stays? The media have stayed away from it big time. According to these epidemiological results, women are better at staying alive. See all examples of stay These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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