vi.
(stayed, [古美] staid [sted])
停留, 保持下去
逗留; 暫住, 呆
堅持; 持久
並駕齊驅(with)
stay single
保持單身, 不結婚
stay at home
呆在家裏
stay away [out]
不在家
stay overnight
住壹夜
stay with one's rival
與對手並駕齊驅
The weather stays fine.
天氣繼續放晴。
Why did you stay away from school?
妳為什麽不上學?
The horse lacks staying power.
這馬缺乏耐力。
習慣用語
come to stay 穩定; 已成定局, 留下不走; 紮根下來
make a long stay 長住, 長期逗留
put a stay on 抑制, 妨礙
stay abreast (of) (與...)並駕齊驅, 保持同壹水平
stay ahead (of) (比...)領先, (走在...的)前面
stay at 暫住在..., 投宿在...
stay away (from) 不在, 外出; 走開; 別接近
stay behind 留下來不走, 留在後面
stay by [美, 口]呆在...的旁邊, 留在...旁邊
stay clear of 避開..., 不與...接觸; [美]別碰電線
stay for [to] 留在某人家裏吃或喝; 為...而逗留
stay in 在家裏, 不外出; 課後留在學校裏
stay on 繼續呆下去 繼續點燃下去 繼續處於某種狀態
stay out 呆在外, 不在家 呆到...的結束 繼續罷工
stay out of 不參與...; 不插手; 置身於...之外
stay put [美]安裝牢固, 原位不動
stay still 靜止不動
stay up不睡, 熬夜 站[浮]起 繼續留在懸掛的位置上
stay with 在...家作客; 把...堅持或繼續下去; 跟著...不離開; [美]與...結婚; 繼續聽...說下去
現代英漢詞典
stay 1
vi., vt.
stayed, staying
停留
Stay in your classroom until it is time to go home.
在教室裏壹直待到該妳們回家的時間。
He stayed with his father while he was ill.
當他生病時，他和父親待在壹塊兒。
The doctor told him that he would have to stay in hospital for another two weeks.
"醫生告訴他,病人還得在醫院住兩個星期。"
持續不變；保持
"How can you stay so cool, calm and collected after such a hot argument?"
"這樣壹場激烈的爭論過後,妳怎麽還能保持如此心平氣和,鎮靜自若?"
暫住；逗留；作客
"In my letter, I told her that she could stay with us."
"我在信中告訴她,她可以和我們住在壹起。"
支撐；支持
to stay the course
堅持跑到終點
The patient is at the critical stage. The food won't stay down.
"病人處於危急狀態,東西吃下去就嘔出來。"
止住；抑 止，遏止；延後
stay 2
n.
stays
（船桅上的）支索
支柱；支持人，靠山
詞性變化
n.
stays
居住時間；停留時間
〈法〉延緩；中止
The judge granted a stay of execution.
法官準予延緩執行。
(pl)（婦女舊式的）緊身褡，束腰
常用詞組
stay up
留在原地，原地不動
習慣用語
be here to stay 被普遍接受 (= come to stay)
簡明英漢詞典stay
n.
逗留, 延緩, 中止, 支柱
v.
在, 暫住, 堅持, 止住, 抑制, 延緩, 停(下)