stay

stay

[stei]

v.停留, 逗留, 保持
n.停留, 逗留
n.支撑物,[航]支索

例句与用法:

I don't think he's sufficiently dedicated to stay the course.

我认为他不够坚定,不会坚持到底的。

I stayed late at the party last night.

昨晚我在晚会上呆到很晚。

The temperature has stayed hot this week.

本周气温一直都很热。

词形变化:

动词过去式: stayed | 动词过去分词: stayed | 动词现在分词: staying | 动词第三人称单数: stays |


vi.

1. 停留; 留下; 暂住

He stayed with a friend while he was in Paris.

他在巴黎时住在一位朋友家里。

2. 继续, 保持[L]

I hope the weather will stay fine.

我希望天气能持续放晴。

3. 站住; 停下; 止住

Stay right here.

就在这里停下。

4. 坚持, 忍耐

vt.

1. 阻止; 抑制

The government took no step to stay the rise in prices.

政府未采取措施抑制物价上涨。

2. 平息, 暂时解除

She managed to stay her anger.

她努力克制了怒气。

3. 延缓, 延后

4. 坚持到……结束, 撑过

n.

1. 停留, 逗留[S1]

He made few friends during his stay in the village.

他在这个村子逗留的期间, 没有交上几个朋友。

2. 停止; 制止[U]

3. 延缓, 延后[U][C]

4. 持续力, 耐力[U]


短语词组:

stay behind

1. 仍留在原地

Some people stayed behind after the meeting.

会后仍有一些人留下来未走。

stay in

1. 呆在家里; 不外出

The doctor advised him to stay in for a few days.

医生劝他几天内不要外出。

stay on

1. 继续停留

We'll stay on in the village till the autumn harvest is over.

我们将留在村里, 秋收后再走。

stay out

1. 呆在户外; 不在家

The child stayed out all night.

那孩子彻夜未归。

stay up

1. 不去睡觉

She stayed up reading until midnight.

她看书看到半夜才睡。

stay with

1. 同……住在一起

My mother-in-law is staying with us this week.

我岳母这星期同我们住在一起。


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