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stay

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stay1 /steɪ/ ●●● S1 W1 verb
1  in a place 在某處 [intransitiveI]STAY/NOT LEAVE to remain in a place rather than leave 停留，逗留，留下
They stayed all afternoon chatting.
他們待了整個下午聊天。
stay (at) home
I decided to stay home.
我決定待在家裏。
stay for a year/ten minutes/a week etc
Isabel stayed for a year in Paris to study.
伊莎貝爾在巴黎待了一年學習。
stay in
Stay in bed and drink plenty of liquids.
卧床休息，多喝水。
She stayed late to finish the report.
爲了完成報告，她工作到很晚。
stay here/there
Stay right there! I’ll be back in a minute.
就待在那裏！我馬上就回來。
stay to dinner/stay for lunch etc
Why don’t you stay for supper?
你幹嗎不留下來吃晚飯呢？
stay behind/after
Some of the students stayed after class (=remained after others had gone) to talk.
有幾個學生課後留下來說話。
stay and do something
I should stay and help.
我應該留下來幫忙。
 Register
In written English, people often prefer to use remain rather than stay, because it sounds more formal: 停留,留下〔在書面英語中,remain比stay更爲常用,因爲remain更正式〕
nMany people opted to remain in their homes.
nShe remained as his deputy for ten years.
2  in a condition 處於某種狀態 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep, linking verb]CONTINUE/NOT STOP to continue to be in a particular position, place, or state, without changing 保持原狀，維持 SYN remain
Rollings will stay as chairman this year.
羅林斯今年將繼續擔任主席一職。
stay adj
Eat right to stay healthy.
要合理飲食以保持健康。
It was hard to stay awake.
困得快睜不開眼了。
Nine women gained weight, and four stayed the same.
九名女性體重增加，四名仍保持不變。
stay away/in/on etc
Stay away from my daughter!
不要纏着我女兒！
You stay on this road for a mile before turning off.
順着這條路走一英裏，然後拐彎。
stay around
Most of her boyfriends don’t stay around (=stay with her) very long.
她的男朋友大多數都沒能和她維持多久。
n GRAMMAR: Linking verbs
Stay is a linking verb in this meaning. This type of verb links the subject of the sentence with an adjective or noun:
They’re just trying to stay alive.
I hope we can stay friends.
3  live somewhere 住在某處 [intransitiveI]STAY WITH SB, IN A HOTEL ETC to live in a place for a short time as a visitor or guest 暫住，留宿
How long are they going to stay?
他們打算住多久？
stay at/with
My mother is staying with us this week.
我母親這星期來我們家住。
stay in
They’re staying in the same hotel.
他們住在同一家酒店。
stay the night/stay overnight/stay over (=stay from one evening to the next day) 過夜
Did you stay the night at Carolyn’s?
你在卡羅琳家裏過夜了？
4  stay put spokenSTAY/NOT LEAVE to remain in one place and not move 待在原處，不動
Stay put until I get back.
待在原地直到我回來。
Examples from the Corpus
stay put• Locals were told to evacuate, but Duane stayed put.• Water exchange is limited, and any pollution will just stay put.• But since it was extremely dark and nearly dawn, we stayed put.• If you had been out in the middle of space, far from anything else, they would have stayed put.• Dear Prudence would dictate staying put and waiting for air to come and retrieve him.• He won't stay put long enough for me to take his photo.• When she stayed put, the men began pounding their fists on the tables as well.• Everything falling in exactly the same way is what is natural, not everything staying put the same way.• If we stay put they can stay up there and fry the valley bottom, and us with it.• I'm just going to stay put unless you need me to help you.• I've decided to stay put until after Christmas, but after that I want to start looking for a new apartment.• If you stay put, you'll be even more miserable in a year's time.
5  be here to stay USE somethingto become accepted and used by most people 被普遍接受[使用]；成爲風尚
Professional women’s basketball is here to stay.
職業女子籃球運動已得到普遍認可。
Examples from the Corpus
be here to stay• Perhaps it is time we had a choice between parties which agree that liberal free-market economics are here to stay.• The Classics is here to stay.• Without question, the Africanized bees are here to stay.• Teams are here to stay, and participating in them is the only option.• Hence the extent to which Conservative criminology is here to stay depends on more than mere changes of political parties.• Running is here to stay, even if Baby is gone.• Managed care is here to stay, experts at the conference agreed Wednesday.• He believed that Money Advice was here to stay, whatever happened to the economy.
6. stay after (school) SESPUNISHto remain at school after the day’s classes are finished, often as a punishment 放學後留校〔常作爲懲罰〕
Examples from the Corpus
stay after (school)• I had a friend who worked for the oil people, and I decided to stay after a visit to this place.• But Lucie stayed after all, to play Balaam, and Izzie to play her pipe beforehand.• Some stay after class and follow me devotedly around the campus.• I stayed after hours doing murals on tailgates.• Keegan is desperate to stay after savouring his first taste in management by keeping United in the Second Division.• She went so far as to make special transportation arrangements for some students to stay after school to finish their assignments.• In May, when the time changes and the weather mellows, the team will stay after the games to picnic.• I have never once heard a staff member say that wouldn't stay after the school day for some activity or other.
7  stay the course informalSUCCEED IN DOING something to finish something in spite of difficulties 〔克服困難〕堅持到底
Dieters should try hard to stay the course.
節食者應該努力堅持到底。
Examples from the Corpus
stay the course• Republicans are vowing to stay the course.• My son had stayed the course.• Perhaps three out of ten who began Jesuit formation stayed the course.• Remember, most dieters fail to stay the course.• Ya wan na defend yurself, ya stay the course.• Congratulations go to everyone who participated - they all stayed the course and helped to raise a staggering £2,180 for Cancer Research.• Instead, the focus was always on staying the course, keeping at it and not quitting.• Some lovers split after three days, some stay the course until they die.• Investors who stay the course would have none of this.
8  stay tuned 
a) to continue watching or listening to the same television channel or radio station 繼續收看〔同一電視頻道〕；繼續收聽〔同一電台廣播〕
b) used to say that you should look or listen for more information about a particular subject at a later time 繼續留意〔信息〕，繼續關注〔消息〕
The project is still under discussion, so stay tuned.
方案仍在討論之中，請繼續關注。
Examples from the Corpus
stay tuned• Could the same thing happen in the stock market this year? Stay tuned.• Music Center sources say, so stay tuned.• Stay tuned, because the Carrey saga should get interesting.• Stay tuned for more on this late-breaking story.• And some of us stay tuned to David Sesno.• The entire world will have to stay tuned to find out.• Even with remote controls at our fingertips, we are likely to stay tuned to the channel we have been watching.• And they wanted us to stay tuned to the second half-hour for a thing on Vanna White.
n9. → stay!
10. stay somebody’s hand literarySTOP DOING something to stop someone from doing something 阻止某人做某事
Examples from the Corpus
stay somebody’s hand• There is little we can do to stay his hand without damaging East-West relations.
11. stay 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 happening 暫緩[延緩]執行命令/判決/處決等 → stay in touch at touch2(4)
Examples from the Corpus
stay an order/ruling/execution etc• Rivals got a stay order from the courts, though after a backroom deal in mid-March the government got its way.
 THESAURUS
stay to not leave a place, or to be in a place for a particular period of time 停留,逗留
Stay where you are and don’t move.
待在原地不要動。
John only stayed at the party for a couple of hours.
約翰在派對上只待了幾個小時。
remain formal to stay somewhere. In written English, people often prefer to use remain rather than stay, because it sounds more formal 停留,留下〔在書面英語中,remain比stay更爲常用,因爲remain更正式〕
Some 2,000 protesters remained outside the building and refused to leave.
約2,000名抗議者守在大樓外拒絕離開。
The judge recommended that he remain in jail for the rest of his life.
法官建議讓他在監獄裏度過餘生。
linger to stay in a place a little longer than you need to, because you are enjoying yourself, or because you hope to see someone or something 流連,不願離開
He lingered outside the lecture hall, hoping for a chance to talk to her.
他在講堂外徘徊,希望找到和她說話的機會。
There are plenty of small cafés where you can linger over a cappuccino.
有不少小咖啡館,你可以坐坐喝杯卡布奇諾。
loiter to stay in a place not doing anything – used when you think someone is waiting for the chance to do something bad or illegal 遊蕩〔伺機做壞事或違法的事〕
The two men had been seen loitering in the area on the day that the car was stolen.
汽車被盜那天,有人看見兩名男子在該地區遊蕩。
hang around informal to stay somewhere not doing anything 閒蕩
There are gangs of boys hanging around on street corners.
有幾夥男孩在街角閒蕩。
I don’t mind hanging around for a few minutes.
我等一會兒沒關系。
nThe boss doesn’t like being kept hanging around.
stick around informal to stay in the same place or situation for a period of time, especially while you are waiting for something to happen or someone to arrive 待在…附近，繼續處於…情況中〔尤指等待某事發生或某人到來〕
I decided to stick around and see how it all turned out.
我決定待一會兒,看看結果如何。
nMake up your mind. I’m not going to stick around forever.
 PHRASAL VERBS
Examples from the Corpus
stay• How long are you staying?• I say it's a trick to persuade him to stay.• Lobbies were unheated and so if you hung your coat up wet then wet it stayed.• Are you sure you can't stay a little longer?• I was having such a good time in Paris that I phoned my mother to say I was staying another week.• I stayed at my brother's house for a couple of weeks.• John only stayed at the party for a couple of hours.• I've stayed at the same company for seven years, and I'd like to stick around for a while longer.• He often told Lennie to stay away from Curley and his wife.• He stayed behind after class to ask the teacher a few questions.• Let's just stay calm and try to figure out what to do.• It will stay cold for the next few days.• Are you staying for a drink, or do you have to go?• However, Lucy managed to convey that she intended to stay for several days, or perhaps for even a week.• After what she said, I don't think we can stay friends.• I'm coming too. I'm not staying here on my own.• Do you think she'd stay if we offered her a raise?• Alice has never stayed in the same job for more than a year.• Don't go so soon -- can't you stay just a little longer?• She is staying on campus for a while longer.• Got one up on Jackson Hill and the other one stay on Lombard Street.• Some travel agency offices normally closed on Saturdays will stay open if there is a strike.• The chocolate will stay soft for hours after baking but will eventually harden again into chips.• Is it all right if I stay the night?• Are you staying to watch the game?• I didn't want to stay with Jordan's all my life -- I wanted a real career, one with a future.• He stayed with the baby until she fell asleep.• He stayed with the company for over thirty years.
stay in• I've got to stay in and look after my sister on Friday night.
stayed the same• Sixteen people lost an insignificant amount, and nine others gained weight or stayed the same.• The location has stayed the same.• I've stayed the same as I was before but now it's all right to be what I was before.• Its essence stayed the same but now there was something new in its texture, and it became clearer as it approached.• One of the tricks of this war was that nothing ever stayed the same, he thought.• Even if the price stayed the same, he would buy and eat more.• It might have been a tail light going the other way but it stayed the same size.
stay at/with• So the prospect of her stay at Balmoral loomed large in Diana's mind.• So she demands that you stay with her for the night.• Jazz's target was to stay with him for the full four minutes.• Can those who stayed at home achieve as much?• He always liked staying at the Carlton.• He stayed at the deanery and talked far into the night about the needs of Durham and its diocese.• I got out, Kaiser stayed with the ship.• Patrick stayed with them until Doctor Stevie's match came along.• You're welcome to stay with us till you find a place of your own.
stay!
1.DHPNOT MOVINGused to tell a dog not to move 别動！〔用於對狗的命令〕
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stay2 ●●○ S3 noun
1  [countableC usually singular]STAY WITH SB, IN A HOTEL ETC a limited time of living in a place 停留，逗留，暫住
stay in/at
I met her towards the end of my stay in Los Angeles.
我在洛杉矶的逗留快要結束的時候遇見了她。
long/short/overnight etc stay
a short stay in the hospital
短期住院
2  [countableC, uncountableU] lawSCL the stopping or delay of an action because a judge has ordered it 延緩，延期，推遲
stay of execution (=a delay in punishing someone by killing them) 死刑的暫緩執行
3. [countableC]TTW a strong wire or rope used for supporting a ship’s mast 支索〔支撐船桅的鋼索或繩索〕
4. [countableC]DCC a short piece of plastic or wire used to keep a shirt collar stiff 〔襯衫衣領的〕撐條
n COLLOCATIONS
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + stay
a long stay
During his long stay in the south, he painted only one portrait.
a short/brief stay
No visa is required for short stays.
an overnight stay
Business trips may involve an overnight stay.
a pleasant/enjoyable stay
Our driver said goodbye and wished us a pleasant stay.
a hospital stay (also a stay in hospital British EnglishBrE, a stay in the hospital American EnglishAmE)
Sally is back at work after a short stay in hospital.
verbs
have a nice/pleasant etc stay
We hope you have a pleasant stay.
extend/prolong your stay (=stay longer)
He could not be persuaded to extend his stay.
Examples from the Corpus
stay• In psychiatric hospitals, the countywide average stay has plummeted from 22 days five years ago to 13 days now.• Their average stay in a corps was only two years.• In short, they have done everything in their power to ensure a comfortable corporate stay in the city.• Cash was treated for pneumonia during a two-week hospital stay in October 1999.• The four inside stays are now being assembled, two are complete and the other two are well advanced.• I met her during my stay in Venice.• The length of stay and conditions have been cited as key factors behind a recent surge in violence, escapes and riots.• a short stay in the hospital• The stay at Oxford spoiled me, I guess.• So how was the rest of your stay?
stay in/at• He stayed in hospital for three-and-a-half weeks, and then spent several more convalescing in the country.• I have been off for a while, but I stayed in shape while I was away.• Two troops deployed nearby to the west, awaiting a short stay at camp.• Now let them stay in their territory.• They may have to save before they marry, and both may need to stay in work for as long as possible.• What happens if her father is unwilling or unable to stay at home with her?• Bardot took the overdose on Saturday while staying at her villa near St Tropez with Bernard and friends.• And he can not do this while staying in the same inertial frame.
stay of execution• In the event a stay of execution was granted on March 6.• Consequently, she feels she must work for a stay of execution.• Sceptics suggest the Minitel's relaunch is little more than a stay of execution.• Her batting average there: five stays of execution, one commuted to life in prison, and two men freed completely.• There will be no stay of execution and few mourners for this spoiled concrete child of the Sixties.• The stay of execution was intelligent politics.
Origin stay1
(1400-1500) Old French ester “to stand, stay”, from Latin stare

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