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单词 staying
释义
staying
present participle ofstay
stay
verb
uk
/steɪ/us
/steɪ/

stayverb(NOT LEAVE)

A1[I]
to notmoveaway from orleaveaplaceorsituation:
They need anassistantwho iswillingto stayforsixmonths.
Stayuntiltherainhasstopped.
Can you stay afterworktoplaytennis?
Because of thesnow,childrenwere told to stayathome.
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
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.
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More examples
  • 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.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Staying and remaining
  • closeted
  • halt
  • hang
  • hold
  • holdsomethingover
  • hung
  • non-tenured
  • outstay
  • overstay
  • overwinter
  • remain
  • rest
  • spot
  • stand
  • stay putidiom
  • stick
  • stick around
  • stop in
  • tarry
  • tenured
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stayverb(CONTINUE)

B1[Iusually+ adv/prep,L]
tocontinuedoing something, or tocontinueto be in aparticularstate:
Stay away from theedgeof thecliff.
Hedecidednot to stayinteaching/medicine/thearmy.
Thefinalfiguresshowedthat mostdepartmentshad stayed withinbudget.
It was sowarmwe stayed(out)in thegardenuntil ten thatnight.
Put alidon thepanso thefoodwill stayhot.
Theshopsstayopenuntil nine o'clock.
They stayedfriendsaftertheirdivorce.
More examples
  • 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.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Keeping and staying the same
  • anti-progressive
  • calcification
  • calcify
  • consistency
  • consistent
  • continuum
  • insensitivity
  • invariant
  • inveteracy
  • leave well aloneidiom
  • left
  • peg
  • stability
  • stabilization
  • stabilize
  • stably
  • stay
  • wallow
  • wallow insomething
  • wouldn't have it any other wayidiom
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stayverb(LIVE)

A2[I]
toliveor be in aplacefor ashorttimeas avisitor:
I stayedinMontreal for twoweeksthenflewhome.
They said they'd stayat/inahotel.
Mykidsusually staywiththeirgrandparentsfor aweekin thesummer.
stay overnight(alsostay the night)
tosleepsomewherefor onenight:
We'vearrangedto stayovernightat my sister'shouse.
[I]Indian EnglishorScottish English
tolivesomewherepermanently:
I still stay with myparents.
More examples
  • 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.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Living or sleeping somewhere
  • abide
  • co-resident
  • co-residential
  • domiciled
  • dwell
  • inhospitable
  • live in
  • live in sinidiom
  • live out
  • occupancy
  • populate
  • reoccupation
  • repopulate
  • repopulation
  • reside
  • residence
  • settle
  • slum
  • tenancy
  • warehousing
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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
(Definition ofstayingfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofstaying

staying

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.

Then, one day the father contemplatesstayingat work an extra hour before going home and, reluctantly, decides to stay at work.
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Newly elected officials do not want to spend the capital they have 'earned' in the election bystayingthe course.
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All respondents were also asked to indicate their likelihood ofstayingwith their current firm aside from its retirement plans.
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Bystayingwithin the safe environmental limits, much of the biodiversity would be conserved, while income per capita rose.
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We expect such variables to have a positive impact on the option of running for re-election, since they increase the payoffs forstayingin office.
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According to these epidemiological results, women are better atstayingalive.
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The first case simulates a typical operation of the log-loaderstayingon a horizontal ground.
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It is an interesting counterpoint to hear about one group among whom fellowship is based on the daily struggle ofstayingsober.
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The decisive factor is not the exact relationship but who isstayingin the house.
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Threats would have been considerably diminished by simplystayingput in a safe cave.
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Stayingin the house for a long weekend you tend to drift into the rhythm of the day that a villa reveals to us all.
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In popular and political discourse it has become synonymous withstayingmarried.
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Those older than 40 at the time of the reform could choose betweenstayingin the old system and joining the mixed system.
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Without the effects of government, a parent would have more 'discretionary time'stayingat home than going out to work.
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American parties have shown a remarkable though elusivestayingpower.
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