stay
verb
uk/steɪ/us/steɪ/stayverb(NOT LEAVE)
A1[I]
to notmoveaway from orleaveaplaceorsituation:
留下；停留They need anassistantwho iswillingto stayforsixmonths.他们需要一位愿意留6个月的助手。
Stayuntiltherainhasstopped.等雨停再走吧。
Can you stay afterworktoplaytennis?你下班后能留下来打网球吗？
Because of thesnow,childrenwere told to stayathome.由于下雪，孩子们被告知要留在家里。
to wait
- waitWe need to wait in line for the tickets.
- wait forWe're waiting for the bus.
- awaitWe are awaiting the committee's decision.
- stayStay there until I get back.
- remainPlease remain in your seats until the plane has come to a complete stop.
- hang onHang on, I'll be ready in a minute.
- Can you stay abitlonger?
- It wascoldandwetoutsideso we stayed athome.
- You can stay here if you like.
- Stay and have adrinkwith us.
- I'mafraidI can't stay.
Staying and remaining
- closeted
- halt
- hang
- hold
- holdsomethingover
- hung
- non-tenured
- outstay
- overstay
- overwinter
- remain
- rest
- spot
- stand
- stick around
- stop
- stop in
- tarry
- tenured
- untenured
stayverb(CONTINUE)
B1[Iusually+ adv/prep,L]
tocontinuedoing something, or tocontinueto be in aparticularstate:
继续做；保持Stay away from theedgeof thecliff.不要到悬崖边上去。
Hedecidednot to stayinteaching/medicine/thearmy.他已经决定不再教书／从医／当兵。
Thefinalfiguresshowedthat mostdepartmentshad stayed withinbudget.最终数据显示大部分部门都没有超出预算。
It was sowarmwe stayed(out)in thegardenuntil ten thatnight.那天晚上天气很暖和，我们一直在花园里呆到10点钟。
Put alidon thepanso thefoodwill stayhot.盖上锅盖，这样食物就不会凉了。
Theshopsstayopenuntil nine o'clock.商店一直营业到9点。
They stayedfriendsaftertheirdivorce.他们离婚后仍然是朋友。
- Shemanagesto staycheerfuldespiteeverything.
- Manysmallbusinessesarestrugglingto stayafloat.
- Biscuits will staycrispif youkeepthem in anairtightcontainer.
- This is soboring, it's all I can do to stayawake.
- Herproposalswouldallowmorepeopleto stay infull-timeeducation.
Keeping and staying the same
- anti-progressive
- calcification
- calcify
- consistency
- consistent
- continuum
- hover
- insensitivity
- invariant
- inveteracy
- leave well aloneidiom
- left
- peg
- stability
- stabilization
- stabilize
- stably
- steadfast
- wallow
- wouldn't have it any other wayidiom
stayverb(LIVE)
A2[I]
toliveor be in aplacefor ashorttimeas avisitor:
暂住；逗留I stayedinMontreal for twoweeksthenflewhome.我在蒙特利尔停留了两周，然后乘飞机回家。
They said they'd stayat/inahotel.他们说他们会住在旅馆里。
Mykidsusually staywiththeirgrandparentsfor aweekin thesummer.夏天孩子们通常到爷爷奶奶那里住上一周。
stay overnight(alsostay the night)
tosleepsomewherefor onenight:
过夜，留宿We'vearrangedto stayovernightat my sister'shouse.我们商量好在我姐姐家住一宿。
[I]Indian EnglishorScottish English
tolivesomewherepermanently:
永久地居住在某处I still stay with myparents.我依然和父母住在一起。
- I stayed in amarvellousclifftophotel.
- We stayed in afancyhotelnear the Champs-Élysées.
- We stayed on one of thelesser-knownGreekislands.
- Thefarmhousewe stayed in wascompletelyoff thebeatentrack.
- They stayed with us for ashorttime.
Living or sleeping somewhere
- abide
- co-resident
- co-residential
- domiciled
- dwell
- inhospitable
- live in
- live in sinidiom
- live out
- lodge
- occupancy
- populate
- reoccupation
- repopulate
- repopulation
- reside
- residence
- settle
- slum
- tenancy
Idioms
here to stay
stay on the sidelines
stay put
stay the course
Phrasal verbs
stay away fromsomeone/something
stay behind
stay in
stay on
stay out
stay out ofsomething
stay over
stay up
stay
noun
uk/steɪ/us/steɪ/staynoun(VISIT)
B1[C]
aperiodoftimethat youspendin aplace:
停留时间，逗留时间Sheplannedashortstayat/inahoteltocelebratetheiranniversary.她计划在酒店小住一段时间，庆祝他们的结婚纪念日。
Visiting
- attraction
- beard the lion (inhis/herden)idiom
- been
- call
- call (in) onsomeone
- call by
- come round
- happen along/by(somewhere)
- haunt
- homestay
- house-to-house
- look around(somewhere/something)
- pay
- pop
- stop
- stop in
- stop offsomewhere
- stop over
- swing by/past(something)
- visit withsomeone
stay of execution, deportation, etc.lawspecialized
anorderby ajudgethatstopsajudgmentbeingperformeduntil newinformationcan beconsidered
缓期执行死刑／驱逐出境（等等）Court cases, orders & decisions
- actionable
- administer
- admissibility
- admissible
- affidavit
- conveyancing
- exhibit
- extinguishment
- extrajudicial
- fatal accident inquiry
- finding
- gagging order
- inquest
- moot
- plead
- power of attorney
- precedent
- pretrial
- probate
- provide