stay
vi.
(stayed, [古美] staid [sted])
停留, 保持下去
逗留; 暂住, 呆
坚持; 持久
并驾齐驱(with)
stay single
保持单身, 不结婚
stay at home
呆在家里
stay away [out]
不在家
stay overnight
住一夜
stay with one's rival
与对手并驾齐驱
The weather stays fine.
天气继续放晴。
Why did you stay away from school?
你为什么不上学?
The horse lacks staying power.
这马缺乏耐力。
习惯用语
come to stay 稳定; 已成定局, 留下不走; 扎根下来
make a long stay 长住, 长期逗留
put a stay on 抑制, 妨碍
stay abreast (of) (与...)并驾齐驱, 保持同一水平
stay ahead (of) (比...)领先, (走在...的)前面
stay at 暂住在..., 投宿在...
stay away (from) 不在, 外出; 走开; 别接近
stay behind 留下来不走, 留在后面
stay by [美, 口]呆在...的旁边, 留在...旁边
stay clear of 避开..., 不与...接触; [美]别碰电线
stay for [to] 留在某人家里吃或喝; 为...而逗留
stay in 在家里, 不外出; 课后留在学校里
stay on 继续呆下去 继续点燃下去 继续处于某种状态
stay out 呆在外, 不在家 呆到...的结束 继续罢工
stay out of 不参与...; 不插手; 置身于...之外
stay put [美]安装牢固, 原位不动
stay still 静止不动
stay up不睡, 熬夜 站[浮]起 继续留在悬挂的位置上
stay with 在...家作客; 把...坚持或继续下去; 跟着...不离开; [美]与...结婚; 继续听...说下去
现代英汉词典
stay 1
vi., vt.
stayed, staying
停留
Stay in your classroom until it is time to go home.
在教室里一直待到该你们回家的时间。
He stayed with his father while he was ill.
当他生病时，他和父亲待在一块儿。
The doctor told him that he would have to stay in hospital for another two weeks.
"医生告诉他,病人还得在医院住两个星期。"
持续不变；保持
"How can you stay so cool, calm and collected after such a hot argument?"
"这样一场激烈的争论过后,你怎么还能保持如此心平气和,镇静自若?"
暂住；逗留；作客
"In my letter, I told her that she could stay with us."
"我在信中告诉她,她可以和我们住在一起。"
支撑；支持
to stay the course
坚持跑到终点
The patient is at the critical stage. The food won't stay down.
"病人处于危急状态,东西吃下去就呕出来。"
止住；抑 止，遏止；延后
stay 2
n.
stays
（船桅上的）支索
支柱；支持人，靠山
词性变化
n.
stays
居住时间；停留时间
〈法〉延缓；中止
The judge granted a stay of execution.
法官准予延缓执行。
(pl)（妇女旧式的）紧身褡，束腰
常用词组
stay up
留在原地，原地不动
习惯用语
be here to stay 被普遍接受 (= come to stay)
简明英汉词典stay
n.
逗留, 延缓, 中止, 支柱
v.
在, 暂住, 坚持, 止住, 抑制, 延缓, 停(下)