stay
v
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(a) [La, I, Ipr, Ip, It, In/pr]
remain or continue in the same place (for a long or short time, permanently or temporarily, as specified by the context); not depart or change 停留; 留下; 住; 在某處呆一段時間
stay (at) home, ie not go out or to work 呆在家里
stay late at the office 在辦公室呆到很晚
I'm afraid I can't stay, ie I must leave now. 很抱歉, 我得走了.
stay in the house, in bed, in one's room, etc 呆在房子里、 床上、 房間里等
stay in teaching, journalism, etc, ie not change one's job 繼續教書、 從事新聞工作等
stay away from (ie not go to) school 不上學
Stay on this road for two miles then turn left. 沿這條路走兩英里, 然後向左拐.
Stay here until I come back. 我回來之前你別走.
We stayed to see what would happen. 我們留下來看進一步的發展.
I can only stay a few minutes. 我只能呆上幾分鐘. => Usage at and 用法見and.
(b) [La, Ln] continue in a certain state 維持某狀態: stay awake 不睡覺
stay single, ie not marry 不結婚
He never stays sober for long. 他不醉的時候不多.
They stayed friends for years. 他們的友誼維持了多年.
2 [I, Ipr, In/pr]
remain or live somewhere temporarily, esp as a visitor or a guest 逗留, 暫?。ㄓ戎高^訪或作客時)
It's late why don't you stay (ie for the night)? 很晚了--你就在這兒過夜好嗎?
stay in a hotel 住在旅館里
Why don't you come to stay with us next time you visit Durham? 下次來達勒姆就住在我們這兒好嗎?
Jenny's staying in Dublin for a few days, but she now lives/is now living (ie has her home) in Belfast. 珍妮目前在都柏林小住幾日, 她的家是在貝爾法斯特.
stay the night with sb, ie sleep at sb's house for the night 在某人家過夜.
3 [Tn] (fml 文) stop, delay, postpone or check (sth) 停止, 延緩, 推遲, 控制(某事物)
stay (ie delay) punishment/judgement 延緩懲罰[審判]
stay the progress of a disease 防止病情惡化
a little food to stay (ie temporarily satisfy) one's hunger 暫且充饑的一點食物
(arch 古) stay one's hand, ie refrain from doing sth 不去做某事.
4 [I] (arch 古) (usu imperative 通常用於祈使句) wait a moment; pause; stop 稍等; 稍停; 停下
Stay! What is this I see? 且慢! 這是什麼?
5 (idm 習語) be here to stay/have come to stay (infml 口) be permanent and generally accepted 固定下來; 普遍認可; 成為風尚
I hope that (the idea of) equality of opportunity for men and women has come to/is here to stay. 我希望男女機會平等(的思想)能形成風氣. keep/stay/steer clear => clear2. stay the `course continue going to the end (of sth difficult, eg a race, a struggle) 堅持到底
I don't think he's sufficiently dedicated to stay the course. 我認為他不夠堅定, 不會堅持到底的. stay `put (infml 口) remain where one/it is or is placed 呆在原處; 留在原地; 固定不動
The baby wouldn't stay put long enough for the photo to be taken. 這孩子總動換, 拍不了照片.
6 (phr v) stay away (from sb/sth) keep a distance (from sb/sth); not interfere (with sb/sth) (與某人[某事物])保持距離; 不打擾(某人[某事物])
Tell him to stay away from my sister! 叫他離我妹妹遠點兒! stay, n
1 period of staying; visit 停留; 逗留; 逗留時間
an overnight stay in Karachi 在卡拉奇過夜
a fortnight's stay with my uncle 在叔叔家做客兩星期.
2 (idm 習語) a ,stay of exe`cution (esp law 尤用於法律) (order permitting a) delay in the carrying out of a court judgement or a postponement of some (usu unpleasant) activity 緩期執行(的裁決); 推...
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停留停(t)下來說(say)話
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*[stei]n. 停留, 逗留, 制止, 延緩, 停止, 支柱, 支撐物, 支索vt. 制止, 延緩, 堅持, 支持, 支撐, 用支索固定vi. 停留, 逗留, 暫停, 堅持, 中止【化】 撐條; 拉撐【醫】 馬蹄嵴; 支持, 支柱相關詞組: stay on stay out stay put stay up put a stay upon sb's activity come to stay be here to stay stay away stay in to stay up late