单词 | stay on |
释义 | stay onstay on phrasal verbphr v CONTINUE/NOT STOPSTAY/NOT LEAVEto continue to do a job or to study after the usual or expected time for leaving 〔在通常或预定的时间后〕继续留下来工作[学习] He resigned as chairman, but stayed on as an instructor. 他辞去了主席职务,但留下来做指导。 Examples from the Corpus stay on• Alvin came here initially as a session musician, but he stayed on.• There was little encouragement for those over 65 to stay on after retirement.• About 40 members of the audience stayed on after the performance for a glass of wine.• He stayed on at college for an extra year to do a Master's degree.• Forty-four per cent of fifth formers now choose to stay on at school.• The others went back to the hotel, but I stayed on in the bar, chatting to Alan.• I'll be late home -- I'm staying on to help organize the exhibition.• He entered University College to study zoology and stayed on to work in genetics.• It's okay, I'll stay on until you're ready to leave. → stay on at stay1(PHRASAL VERB) |
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