stay
verb
noun
steɪ
verb
1
IN A PLACE
在某处
to
remain
in
a
place
rather
than
leave
停留，逗留，留下
I
They
stayed
all
afternoon,
chatting.
他们呆了整个下午聊天。
stay
(at)
home
I
decided
to
stay
home.
我决定呆在家里。
stay
for
a
year/ten
minutes/a
week
etc
Isabel
stayed
for
a
year
in
Paris
to
study.
为了学习伊莎贝尔在巴黎呆了一年。
[+
in
]
Stay
in
bed
and
drink
plenty
of
liquids.
卧床休息，多喝水。
She
stayed
late
to
finish
the
report.
为了完成报告，她工作到很晚。
stay
here/there
Stay
right
there!
I’ll
be
back
in
a
minute.
呆在这里别动！我马上就回来。
stay
to
dinner/stay
for
lunch
etc
Why
don’t
you
stay
for
supper?
你干吗不留下来吃晚饭？
[+
behind/after
]
Some
of
the
students
stayed
after
class
to
talk
(=remained
after
others
had
gone)
.
有几个学生下课后留了下来说话。
stay
and
do
sth
I
should
stay
and
help.
我应该留下来帮忙。
2
IN A CONDITION
处于某种状态
to
continue
to
be
in
a
particular
position,
place,
or
state,
without
changing
保持原状，维持;
I always + adv/prep, linking verb 连系动词
Rollings
will
stay
as
chairman
this
year.
罗林斯今年将继续担任主席一职。
[+
adj
]
Eat
right
to
stay
healthy.
要饮食恰当以保健康。
It
was
hard
to
stay
awake.
困得快睁不开眼了。
Nine
women
gained
weight,
and
four
stayed
the
same
.
九名女性体重增加，四名仍保持原状。
[+
away/in/on
etc
]
Stay
away
from
my
daughter!
不要缠着我女儿！
You
stay
on
this
road
for
a
mile
before
turning
off.
顺着这条路走一英里，然后拐弯。
[+
around
]
Most
of
her
boyfriends
don’t
stay
around
(=stay
with
her)
very
long.
她的男朋友大多数都没能和她维持多久。
3
LIVE SOMEWHERE
住在某处
to
live
in
a
place
for
a
short
time
as
a
visitor
or
guest
〔到访或作客时〕留宿，暂住
I
How
long
are
they
going
to
stay?
他们打算住多久？
[+
at/with
]
My
mother
is
staying
with
us
this
week.
我母亲这星期来我们家住。
[+
in
]
They’re
staying
in
the
same
hotel.
他们住在同一家酒店。
stay
the
night/stay
overnight/stay
over
(stay
from
one
evening
to
the
next
day)
过夜
Did
you
stay
the
night
at
Carolyn’s?
你在卡罗琳家里过夜了？
4
stay put
to
remain
in
one
place
and
not
move
[口] 呆在原处，不动
spoken
Stay
put
until
I
get
back.
呆在原地等我回来。
5
be here to stay
to
become
accepted
and
used
by
most
people
被普遍接受 （使用 ）; 成为风尚
Professional
women’s
basketball
is
here
to
stay.
职业女子篮球运动已得到普遍认可。
6
stay after (school)
to
remain
at
school
after
the
day’s
classes
are
finished,
often
as
a
punishment
课后留在学校〔常作为惩罚〕
7
stay the course
to
finish
something
in
spite
of
difficulties
[非正式] 〔克服困难〕坚持到底
informal
Dieters
should
try
hard
to
stay
the
course.
节食者应该努力坚持到底。
8
stay tuned
a.
to
continue
watching
or
listening
to
the
same
television
CHANNEL
or
radio
station
b.
used
to
say
that
you
should
look
or
listen
for
more
information
about
a
particular
subject
at
a
later
time
继续留意〔信息〕，继续关注〔消息〕
The
project
is
still
under
discussion,
so
stay
tuned.
这个方案仍在讨论中，所以要继续留意有关信息。
9
stay!
used
to
tell
a
dog
not
to
move
别动！〔用于对狗的命令〕
10
stay sb’s hand
10.
to
stop
someone
from
doing
something
[文] 阻止某人做某事
literary
11
stay an order/ruling/execution etc
11.
if
a
judge
stays
an
order,
ruling
etc,
they
stop
a
particular
decision
from
being
used
or
a
particular
action
from
happening
[法律] 缓期 （延缓 ）执行命令/判决/处决等
law
12
to
spend
the
evening
at
home
rather
than
go
out
〔晚上〕呆在家里
I
was
tired,
so
I
decided
to
stay
in.
我很累，因此决定晚上呆在家里不出去了。
13
to
continue
to
do
a
job
or
to
study
after
the
usual
or
expected
time
for
leaving
〔在通常或预定的时间后〕继续留下工作 （学习 ）
He
resigned
as
chairman,
but
stayed
on
as
an
instructor.
他辞去了主席一职，但留下来做指导。
14
to
remain
away
from
home
during
the
evening
or
night
深夜不归，晚上不回家
He
started
staying
out
late
,
drinking.
他开始深夜不归，在外面喝酒。
15
stay out of sth
to
not
get
involved
in
an
argument
or
fight
[口] 不介入，不干预
spoken
You
stay
out
of
it
.
It’s
none
of
your
business.
你别掺和进去，这不关你的事。
16
to
not
go
to
bed
at
the
time
you
would
normally
go
to
bed
熬夜，深夜不睡觉
We
stayed
up
all
night,
talking.
我们一夜没睡，在谈话。
I
let
the
kids
stay
up
late
on
Fridays.
星期五我允许孩子们晚点睡。
noun
17
a
limited
time
of
being
in
a
place
停留，逗留，暂住
C usually singular 一般用单数
[+
in/at
]
I
met
her
towards
the
end
of
my
stay
in
L.A.
我在洛杉矶逗留，快要离开时结识了她。
long/short
etc
stay
a
short
stay
in
the
hospital
短期住院
18
the
stopping
or
delay
of
an
action
because
a
judge
has
ordered
it
[法律] 延缓，延期，推迟
C,U | law
stay
of
execution
19
a
strong
wire
or
rope
used
for
supporting
a
ship’s
MAST
支索〔支撑船桅的钢索或绳索〕
C
20
a
short
piece
of
plastic
or
wire
used
to
keep
a
shirt
COLLAR
stiff
〔衬衫衣领的〕撑条
C