| 单词 | stay |
| 释义 | verb | noun staystay1 /steɪ/ ●●● S1 W1 verb (stays, stayed, staying) 1NOT LEAVE [intransitive] to continue to be in the same place and not leave: Can you stay a little longer? We should stay and help.stay in She stayed in bed all day.stay here/there Stay here in case anybody calls.stay (for) a minute/day/week etc. I can only stay a few minutes. We just stayed at home and worked on the house.stay home from school/work He had the flu, so he stayed home from school. They stayed late to finish the report.stay for lunch/a drink/dinner etc. Would you like to stay for dinner?2NOT CHANGE [linking verb] to continue to be in a particular position, condition, or state, without changing SYN remain: Try to stay calm. It was hard to stay awake. I hope we can stay friends.stay in/out of/on etc. Get out of this house and stay out! Why do some people stay in abusive relationships? Hotel rates will stay the same next year.3VISIT/LIVE SOMEWHERE [intransitive] to live in a place temporarily, especially as a visitor or guest: How long are they going to stay?stay at/in We’ll stay at a hotel.stay with You’re welcome to stay with us.stay for a week/month etc. Why don’t you come and stay for a few days? She needs a place to stay for a while.► see thesaurus at live14stay the night (also stay overnight) to remain somewhere, especially at someone else’s house, from one evening to the next day SYN stay over: She stayed overnight at her cousin’s.5stay put spoken to remain in one place and not move: Stay put until I get back.6stay the course to finish something in spite of difficulties: The president is vowing to stay the course.7stay tuned a)spoken said on TV or radio stations to tell people not to change to a different station: Stay tuned for more on this late-breaking story. b)informal used to tell someone to continue paying attention to see how a situation develops8stay an order/ruling/execution etc. law if a judge stays an order, ruling, etc., they stop a particular decision from being used or a particular action from happening9stay! spoken used to tell a dog not to move10stay somebody’s hand literary to stop someone from doing something[Origin: 1400–1500 Old French ester to stand, stay, from Latin stare] → see also here to stay at here1 (6)stay after phrasal verb stay after something to remain somewhere for a particular purpose after an event there has finished: She had to stay after school.stay around phrasal verb to not leave a person or a place: Fans stayed around to celebrate with the team.stay away phrasal verb to not go near someone or something: Tourists have stayed away because of the bad weather.stay away from I told you to stay away from my sister.stay behind phrasal verb to remain somewhere after others have left: I’ll stay behind and wait for her.stay in phrasal verb to spend the evening at home rather than go out: Let’s stay in and watch TV.stay on phrasal verb to continue to do a job or to study after the usual or expected time for leaving: He was set to retire, but stayed on as a favor to his boss.stay out phrasal verb to remain away from home during the evening or night: She stayed out late last night.stay out of something phrasal verb to not become involved in something that other people are involved in, such as an argument, a fight, etc.: Stay out of this, Ben. It’s none of your business. Try to stay out of trouble this once, OK?stay over phrasal verb to remain somewhere, especially at someone else’s house, from one evening to the next day: A couple of her friends stayed over last night.stay together phrasal verb if two people or a family stay together, they continue to live together and remain in their relationshipstay up phrasal verb to not go to bed when you would normally go to bed: We stayed up all night talking.stay with somebody phrasal verb1to remain in a relationship with someone2to remain in someone’s memory: The memory of that night stayed with him for years. verb | noun staystay2 ●●○ S2 noun 1[countable usually singular] a limited time of living in a place: a short stay in the hospital2[countable, uncountable] law the act of stopping an action because a judge has ordered it: a stay of execution/deportation etc. (=a sometimes temporary stop of the punishment)3[countable] a strong wire or rope used for supporting a ship’s mast4[countable] a short piece of plastic, bone, or wire used to keep a shirt collar or a corset stiff |
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