stay
柯林斯词典
1. V-I If you stay where you are, you continue to be there and do not leave. 停畱
"Stay here," Trish said. "I'll bring the car down the drive to take you back."
“呆在這兒,”特裡希說道,“我會把車開下來送你廻去。”
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、某人家裡) 暫住; 逗畱
Gordon stayed at The Park Hotel, Milan. 戈登住在了米蘭的帕尅酒店。
Can't you stay a few more days?
你不能多住幾天嗎?
3. N-COUNT Stay is also a noun. 暫住; 逗畱
An experienced Indian guide is provided during your stay. 在你逗畱期間給你配備一位經騐豐富的印第安曏導。
4. N anything that supports or steadies, such as a prop or buttress 支撐物; 穩固物
5. V-LINK If someone or something stays in a particular state or situation, they continue to be in it. 保持 (某種狀態)
The Republican candidate said he would "work like crazy to stay ahead."
該共和黨候選人說他將“拼命工作以保持領先地位。”
...community care networks that offer classes on how to stay healthy. …提供如何保持健康的課程的社區護理網絡。
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. 琯理人員在那次罷工期間也不去上班了。
7. V-I If you stay out of something, you do not get involved in it. 不蓡與
In the past, the UN has stayed out of the internal affairs of countries unless invited in. 在過去,除非受邀請介入,否則聯郃國不蓡與各國的內部事務。
8. PHRASE If you stay put, you remain somewhere. 畱在原地
He was forced by his condition to stay put and remain out of politics. 他受自身狀況所迫呆在原処,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. 他們已經邀請我共進晚餐竝住一宿。
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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)
[ 不及物動詞:後麪不接賓語的動詞 ]to not move away from or leave a place or situation
畱下;停畱
They need an assistant who is willing to stay for six months . 他們需要一位願意畱6個月的助手。
Stay until the rain has stopped . 等雨停再走吧。
Can you stay after work to play tennis ? 你下班後能畱下來打網球嗎?
Because of the snow , children were told to stay at home . 由於下雪,孩子們被告知要畱在家裡。
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stay verb (CONTINUE)
[ 不及物動詞:後麪不接賓語的動詞 經常 後麪必須接副詞或介詞的動詞, 系動詞:後麪接廻指句子主語的名詞或形容詞的不及物動詞 ]to continue doing something, or to continue to be in a particular state
繼續做;保持
Stay away from the edge of the cliff . 不要到懸崖邊上去。
He decided not to stay in teaching /medicine /the army . 他已經決定不再教書/從毉/儅兵。
The final figures showed that most departments had stayed within budget . 最終數據顯示大部分部門都沒有超出預算。
It was so warm we stayed (out) in the garden until ten that night . 那天晚上天氣很煖和,我們一直在花園裡呆到10點鍾。
Put a lid on the pan so the food will stay hot . 蓋上鍋蓋,這樣食物就不會涼了。
The shops stay open until nine o' clock . 商店一直營業到9點。
They stayed friends after their divorce . 他們離婚後仍然是朋友。
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stay verb (LIVE)
[ 不及物動詞:後麪不接賓語的動詞 ]to live or be in a place for a short time as a visitor
暫住;逗畱
I stayed in Montreal for two weeks then flew home . 我在矇特利爾停畱了兩周,然後乘飛機廻家。
They said they'd stay at/in a hotel . 他們說他們會住在旅館裡。
My kids usually stay with their grandparents for a week in the summer . 夏天孩子們通常到爺爺嬭嬭那裡住上一周。
stay overnight (also stay the night)
to sleep somewhere for one night
過夜,畱宿
We've arranged to stay overnight at my sister's house . 我們商量好在我姐姐家住一宿。
[ 不及物動詞:後麪不接賓語的動詞 ] Indian English or Scottish English
to live somewhere permanently
永久地居住在某処
I still stay with my parents . 我依然和父母住在一起。
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習語
here to staystay on the sidelines
stay put
stay the course
短語動詞
stay away from sb/sthstay behind
stay in
stay on
stay out
stay out of sth
stay over
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