vt.& vi.停留；停止；堅持；抑制vi.繼續處於某種狀態n.逗留；延期；倚靠；忍耐
復數：stays過去式：stayed過去分詞：stayed現在分詞：staying第三人稱單數：stays
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1. VERB 動詞停留;逗留;留下 If you stay where you are, you continue to be there and do not leave. 語法信息：V adv/prep'Stay here,' Trish said. 'I'll bring the car down the drive to take you back.'...
“呆這別動，”特裏西說,“我會把車開過來送妳回去。”
In the old days the woman stayed at home and the man earned the money.
過去，女主內，男主外。
2. VERB 動詞(在某城市、旅館或別人家)暫住，逗留 If you stay in a town, or hotel, or at someone's house, you live there for a short time. 搭配模式：usu supp N
語法信息：V prep/advGordon stayed at The Park Hotel, Milan...
戈登下榻在米蘭的帕克飯店。
He tried to stay a few months every year in Scotland.
他每年都會爭取在蘇格蘭住幾個月。
Stay is also a noun.
An experienced Indian guide is provided during your stay.
在妳逗留期間為妳配備了壹名有經驗的印度導遊。
3. V-LINK 連系動詞保持;維持 If someone or something stays in a particular state or situation, they continue to be in it. 語法信息：V adv/prepThe Republican candidate said he would 'work like crazy to stay ahead'.
***和黨候選人說他將“拼命保持領先優勢”。
...community care networks that offer classes on how to stay healthy...
開設養生課程的社區保健網絡
Nothing stays the same for long.
任何事情都不會長期保持不變。
4. VERB 動詞不去,遠離(某地) If you stay away from a place, you do not go there. 語法信息：V away from nGovernment employees and officers also stayed away from work during the strike...
政府雇員和官員在罷工期間也沒去上班。
Every single employee turned up at the meeting, even people who usually stayed away.
所有雇員壹個個不落都參加了會議，甚至平常不去開會的人都去了。
5. VERB 動詞不參與;不卷入 If you stay out of something, you do not get involved in it. 語法信息：V out of nIn the past, the UN has stayed out of the internal affairs of countries unless invited in...
在過去，除非有國家提出請求,否則聯合國不會幹涉各國內政。
After months of staying well out of the problem, Washington has expressed a willingness to help find a solution.
幾個月以來都不曾介入該問題的華盛頓方面已表示願意幫助尋求解決方案。
6. PHRASE 短語被普遍接受 If you say that something is here to stay, you mean that people have accepted it and it has become a part of everyday life. 搭配模式：v-link PHRSatellite TV is here to stay...
衛星電視已被普遍接受。
Nuclear weapons are here to stay because they have changed the way countries approach the idea of war.
核武器已被廣泛接受，因為它們改變了各國處理戰爭的方法。
7. PHRASE 短語固定不動;留在原地 If you stay put, you remain somewhere. 搭配模式：V inflectsHe was forced by his condition to stay put and remain out of politics...
他的健康狀況迫使他留在原處,置身於政壇之外。
Nigel says for the moment he is very happy to stay put in Lyon.
奈傑爾說目前他很樂意留在裏昂。
8. PHRASE 短語住壹晚;過夜 If you stay the night in a place, you sleep there for one night. 搭配模式：V inflectsThey had invited me to come to supper and stay the night.
他們邀請我去吃晚飯並住上壹晚。
相關詞組：stay in, stay on, stay out, stay up
[ stei ]
vi.
(stayed, [古美] staid [sted])
1. 停留, 保持下去
2. 逗留; 暫住, 呆
3. 堅持; 持久
4. 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。
詞性變化
stay
vt.
1. 留待
2. 止住, 抑制, 制止; 暫緩
3. 停留到...結束
ask sb. to stay dinner
留某人吃飯
stay the progress of a disease
制止疾病的發展
stay decision
暫緩決定
He'll stay the month.
他將呆過這個月。
stay
n.
1. 停留, 逗留
2. 抑制, 阻止
3. 延緩;律延期
4. 持久(力), 忍耐(力)
a stay on one's activity
某人活動上的障礙
a stay of execution
延緩執行
stay
adj.
1. [俗]不常外出的
stay-in
n.
1. 靜坐罷工
stayer
[ ?ste?(r) ]
n.
1. 逗留者, 有持久力者, 抑制者[物]
繼承用法
1. stay-at-home
n. 很少離家外出的人
習慣用語
1. come to stay
穩定; 已成定局, 留下不走; 紮根下來
2. make a long stay
長住, 長期逗留
3. put a stay on
抑制, 妨礙
4. stay abreast (of)
(與...)並駕齊驅, 保持同壹水平
5. stay ahead (of)
(比...)領先, (走在...的)前面
6. stay at
暫住在..., 投宿在...
7. stay away (from)
不在, 外出; 走開; 別接近
8. stay behind
留下來不走, 留在後面
9. stay by
[美, 口]呆在...的旁邊, 留在...旁邊
10. stay clear of
避開..., 不與...接觸; [美]別碰電線
11. stay for [to]
留在某人家裏吃或喝; 為...而逗留
12. stay in
在家裏, 不外出; 課後留在學校裏
13. stay on
繼續呆下去；繼續點燃下去；繼續處於某種狀態
14. stay out
呆在外, 不在家；呆到...的結束；繼續罷工
15. stay out of
不參與...; 不插手; 置身於...之外
16. stay put
[美]安裝牢固, 原位不動
17. stay still
靜止不動
18. stay up
不睡, 熬夜；站[浮]起；繼續留在懸掛的位置上
19. 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 -23
Noun
1. 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"
2. 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"
3. 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"
synonym： arrest，check，halt，hitch，stop，stoppage
4. (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar
5. a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)
Verb
1. 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"
synonym： remain，rest
antonym： change
2. 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!"
synonym： stick，stick around，stay put
antonym： move
3. dwell;
"You can stay with me while you are in town"
"stay a bit longer--the day is still young"
synonym： bide，abide
4. 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"
synonym： stay on，continue，remain
5. remain behind;
"I had to stay at home and watch the children"
antonym： depart，take leave，quit
6. stop or halt;
"Please stay the bloodshed!"
synonym： detain，delay
7. stay behind;
"The smell stayed in the room"
"The hostility remained long after they made up"
synonym： persist，remain
8. a trial of endurance;
"ride out the storm"
synonym： last out，ride out，outride
9. stop a judicial process;
"The judge stayed the execution order"
10. fasten with stays
11. overcome or allay;
"quell my hunger"
synonym： quell，appease
醫學
1.①支持，支柱；②馬蹄脊：狹窄的支持結構
電工
<名>1.靜子
2.拉線
鐵道
<名>1.爐撐
2.拉線
（詞典釋義，可以嗎，望采納）