vt. & vi. 停留; 停止 remain in the same place, same condition, etc.; not to leave
vi. 继续处于某种状态 continue in a certain state
n.(名词)
[S] 逗留,停留 the action of halting; the state of being stopped
Noun:
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"
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"
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"
a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)
(nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar
Verb:
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"
stay put (in a certain place);
"We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati" "Stay put in the corner here!" "Stick around and you will learn something!"
dwell;
"You can stay with me while you are in town" "stay a bit longer--the day is still young"
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"
remain behind;
"I had to stay at home and watch the children"
stop or halt;
"Please stay the bloodshed!"
stay behind;
"The smell stayed in the room" "The hostility remained long after they made up"
hang on during a trial of endurance;
"ride out the storm"
stop a judicial process;
"The judge stayed the execution order"
fasten with stays
overcome or allay;
"quell my hunger"
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用作动词(v.)
停留在…; 住在… remain behind at (a place) stay at sth
We stay at home on Sundays.
星期天我们常呆在家里。
I'll stay at the bus stop while you go to see if there's a bus coming.
你去看看有没有公共汽车驶来,我留在车站等着。
The others are going out, but I think I'll stay at home.Suit yourself.
别人都出去了,但我想留在家里。请随你的便吧。
They succeeded in persuading me to stay at home.
他们成功地说服了我留在家里。
In modern society, fewer women stay at home to look after their children.They have their own jobs.
在现代社会里,很少有妇女呆在家里照顾孩子。她们有自己的工作。
用作动词(v.)
I'm in a hurry,I've no time to stay. 我很忙,没有时间呆了。
I don't live here.I'm only staying. 我不住在这里,我只是暂住几天罢了。
Stay!You've left your umbrella. 停一下!你落下了你的伞。
Do you think this fine weather has come to stay? 你认为这种好天气能持久稳定下来吗?
Our purpose was to make everyone realize that we were in the computer business to stay. 我们的意图是使大家认识到我们是在计算机行业里长期做事。
I am staying here for three days. 我在这里停留三天。
I arrived there and stayed there two months. 我到那儿之后在那里呆了两个月。
When speaking to an older person, stay on your feet. 和长辈说话时要站起来。
You will have to run fast to stay abreast of our best runner and prevent him from winning. 你得快跑,才能与我们那位最好的选手保持平行并阻止他拿第一。
If I can only stay ahead of the other runners, now that I am in the lead,I can win this race! 既然我现在已跑在所有人的前头了,如果我能保持住,我就胜利了。
You'll have to keep working hard to stay ahead of others. 你得继续努力,才能保持领先地位。
He told them to stay behind for a few minutes. 他告诉他们多呆一会儿。
The pupil stayed behind to ask the teacher a question. 那学生留在后边要问老师一个问题。
用作名词(n.)
I stayed to see what would happen. 我留下来看进一步的发展。
It grew late so we did not stay to see the play out. 时间很晚了,所以我们没有留下来看完全剧。