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. 他们需要一位愿意留6个月的助手。

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

  • Can you stay after work to play tennis? 你下班后能留下来打网球吗？

  • Because of the snow, children were told to stay at home. 由于下雪，孩子们被告知要留在家里。

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

  • Stay away from the edge of the cliff. 不要到悬崖边上去。

  • He decided not to stay in teaching/medicine/the army. 他已经决定不再教书／从医／当兵。

  • The final figures showed that most departments had stayed within budget. 最终数据显示大部分部门都没有超出预算。

  • It was so warm we stayed (out) in the garden until ten that night. 那天晚上天气很暖和，我们一直在花园里呆到10点钟。

  • Put a lid on the pan so the food will stay hot. 盖上锅盖，这样食物就不会凉了。

  • The shops stay open until nine o' clock. 商店一直营业到9点。

  • They stayed friends after their divorce. 他们离婚后仍然是朋友。

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

  • I stayed in Montreal for two weeks then flew home. 我在蒙特利尔停留了两周，然后乘飞机回家。

  • They said they'd stay at/in a hotel. 他们说他们会住在旅馆里。

  • My kids usually stay with their grandparents for a week in the summer. 夏天孩子们通常到爷爷奶奶那里住上一周。

  • We've arranged to stay overnight at my sister's house. 我们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 -- 停留时间，逗留时间

  • She planned a short stay at/in a hotel to celebrate their anniversary. 她计划在酒店小住一段时间，庆祝他们的结婚纪念日。

• 4 an order by a judge that stops a judgment being performed until new information can be considered -- 缓期执行死刑／驱逐出境（等等）