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stay CONTINUEsteIvto continue doing something or continue to be in a particular state持续，保持Stay still then the wasp won't sting you! [I always + adv/prep]不要动，这样黄蜂就不会螫你。Stay away from the edge of the cliff. [I always + adv/prep]别靠近悬崖边缘。How can we get this post to stay upright? [I always + adv/prep]我们怎样才能使这标杆保持直立？He's decided not to stay in teaching/medicine/the army. [I always + adv/prep]他决定不再当教师/医师/军人。The final figures showed that most departments had stayed within budget. [I always + adv/prep]最后的数据显示大多数的部门没有超出预算。Gill decided to stay (on) at university to do further research. [I always + adv/prep]吉尔决定继续留在大学中作进一步的研究。We asked him to stay (on) as a youth leader for another year. [I always + adv/prep]我们要求他继续担任下一年的青年领导人。It was so warm we stayed (out) in the garden until ten that night. [I always + adv/prep]那晚天气非常暖和，我们在花园中一直呆到10点。If you stay out you go out of the house and do not come back in for a long time.外出，呆在户外Our cat usually stays out at night. [I always + adv/prep]我们家的猫通常在户外过夜。We stayed up (= went to bed late) to watch a film. [I always + adv/prep]我们为了看一部电影很晚才睡。Put a lid on the pan so the food will stay hot. [L]给锅加个盖，这样食物就不会变凉了。The shops stay open until 9 p.m. [L]商店开到晚上9点。It looks as though he's going to stay single (= will not get married). [L]看上去他想继续保持单身。Stay awake/healthy. [L]保持清醒/健康。(infml) Stay cool (= Do not get upset or excited). [L]保持冷静。Stay tuned (= Do not switch off the radio/television or do not change it to another programme). [L]请继续收听(看)本台。They stayed friends after their divorce. [L]他们离婚后仍是朋友。Despite all the advertising the shoppers stayed away (in droves/in their droves) (= many people did not come to shop). [L]尽管作了种种广告，许多消费者仍不去商店购物。If you stay on the sidelines you are not an important part of what is happening.当旁观者，当局外人To stay the course is to continue doing something until it is finished or until you achieve something you have planned to do.坚持到底She interviewed slimmers who had failed to stay the course to find out why they had given up.她采访了没有坚持到底的减肥者，想打听他们放弃的原因。If someone has staying power they continue doing what they have to do until it is finished.持久力
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