stay是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 to not move away from or leave a place or situation -- 留下；停留

  • They need an assistant who is willing to stay for six months. 他們需要一位願意留六個月的助手。

  • Stay until the rain has stopped. 等雨停再走吧。

  • Can you stay after work to play tennis? 你下班後能留下來打網球嗎？

  • Because of the snow, children were told to stay at home. 由於下雪，孩子們被告知要留在家裡。

• 1 to continue doing something, or to continue to be in a particular state -- 繼續做；保持

  • Stay away from the edge of the cliff. 不要到懸崖邊上去。

  • He decided not to stay in teaching/medicine/the army. 他已經決定不再教書／從醫／當兵。

  • The final figures showed that most departments had stayed within budget. 最終數據顯示大部分部門都沒有超出預算。

  • It was so warm we stayed (out) in the garden until ten that night. 那天晚上天氣很暖和，我們一直在花園裡待到十點鐘。

  • Put a lid on the pan so the food will stay hot. 蓋上鍋蓋，這樣食物就不會冷掉了。

  • The shops stay open until nine o' clock. 商店一直營業到九點。

  • They stayed friends after their divorce. 他們離婚後仍然是朋友。

• 2 to live or be in a place for a short time as a visitor -- 暫住；逗留

  • I stayed in Montreal for two weeks then flew home. 我在蒙特婁留了兩週，然後搭飛機回家。

  • They said they'd stay at/in a hotel. 他們說他們會住在旅館裡。

  • My kids usually stay with their grandparents for a week in the summer. 夏天孩子們通常到爺爺奶奶那裡住上一週。

  • We've arranged to stay overnight at my sister's house. 我們商量好在我姐姐家住一宿。

  • I still stay with my parents. 我依然和父母住在一起。

• 3 a period of time that you spend in a place -- 停留時間，逗留時間

  • She planned a short stay at/in a hotel to celebrate their anniversary. 她計劃在飯店小住一段時間，慶祝他們的結婚紀念日。

• 4 an order by a judge that stops a judgment being performed until new information can be considered -- 緩期執行死刑／驅逐出境（等等）