stay
柯林斯词典
1. V-I If you stay where you are, you continue to be there and do not leave. 停留
"Stay here," Trish said. "I'll bring the car down the drive to take you back."
“呆在这儿,”特里希说道,“我会把车开下来送你回去。”
2. V-I If you stay in a town, or hotel, or at someone's house, you live there for a short time. (在某城市、酒店、某人家里) 暂住; 逗留
Gordon stayed at The Park Hotel, Milan. 戈登住在了米兰的帕克酒店。
Can't you stay a few more days?
你不能多住几天吗?
3. N-COUNT Stay is also a noun. 暂住; 逗留
An experienced Indian guide is provided during your stay. 在你逗留期间给你配备一位经验丰富的印第安向导。
4. N anything that supports or steadies, such as a prop or buttress 支撑物; 稳固物
5. V-LINK If someone or something stays in a particular state or situation, they continue to be in it. 保持 (某种状态)
The Republican candidate said he would "work like crazy to stay ahead."
该共和党候选人说他将“拼命工作以保持领先地位。”
...community care networks that offer classes on how to stay healthy. …提供如何保持健康的课程的社区护理网络。
6. V-I If you stay away from a place, you do not go there. 不去 (某地)
Management also stayed away from work during the strike. 管理人员在那次罢工期间也不去上班了。
7. V-I If you stay out of something, you do not get involved in it. 不参与
In the past, the UN has stayed out of the internal affairs of countries unless invited in. 在过去,除非受邀请介入,否则联合国不参与各国的内部事务。
8. PHRASE If you stay put, you remain somewhere. 留在原地
He was forced by his condition to stay put and remain out of politics. 他受自身状况所迫呆在原处,置身政治之外。
9. PHRASE If you stay the night in a place, you sleep there for one night. 住一宿
They had invited me to come to supper and stay the night. 他们已经邀请我共进晚餐并住一宿。
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stay /steɪ/ (staying,stayed,stays)
剑桥词典
- 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.
- She manages to stay cheerful despite everything.
- Many small businesses are struggling to stay afloat .
- Biscuits will stay crisp if you keep them in an airtight container .
- This is so boring , it's all I can do to stay awake .
- Her proposals would allow more people to stay in full-time education .
- I stayed in a marvellous clifftop hotel .
- We stayed in a fancy hotel near the Champs-Élysées.
- We stayed on one of the lesser-known Greek islands .
- The farmhouse we stayed in was completely off the beaten track .
- They stayed with us for a short time .
stay verb (NOT LEAVE)
[ 不及物动词:后面不接宾语的动词 ]to not move away from or leave a place or situation
留下;停留
They 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 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。
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stay verb (CONTINUE)
[ 不及物动词:后面不接宾语的动词 经常 后面必须接副词或介词的动词, 系动词:后面接回指句子主语的名词或形容词的不及物动词 ]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。
He 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。
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。
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stay verb (LIVE)
[ 不及物动词:后面不接宾语的动词 ]to live or be in a place for a short time as a visitor
暂住;逗留
I 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。
They said they'd stay at/in a hotel . 他们说他们会住在旅馆里。
My 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 (also stay 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。
[ 不及物动词:后面不接宾语的动词 ] 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。
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习语
here to staystay on the sidelines
stay put
stay the course
短语动词
stay away from sb/sthstay behind
stay in
stay on
stay out
stay out of sth
stay over
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