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stay1/stei/ v. & n.●v. 1 intr. continue to be in the same place or condition; not depart or change 停留；维持；不离开；不变动 stay here until I come back 留在这里等我回来 2 intr.a (often foll. by 常后跟 at, in, with) have temporary residence as a visitor etc. (过访或做客等)逗留；暂住 stayed with them for Christmas 留下来和他们一起过圣诞节 b Sc. & S. Afr. dwell permanently [苏格兰和南非]长久居住 3 archaic or literary [古义] [文学用语]a tr. stop or check (progress, the inroads of a disease, etc.) 中止；抑止(进程、疾病的发展等) b intr. (esp. in imper. 尤用于祈使句中) pause in movement, action, speech, etc. (活动、行动、发言等时)停止，暂停 Stay! You forget one thing 停下！你忘了一件事 4 tr. postpone (judgement, decision, etc.) 延迟，推迟(判断、决定等) 5 tr. assuage (hunger etc.) esp. for a short time (尤指暂时)解除(饥饿等) 6a intr. show endurance 持续；坚持 b tr. show endurance to the end of (a race etc.) 坚持到(比赛等)结束 7 tr. (often foll. by 常后跟 up) literary support, prop up (as or with a buttress etc.) [文学用语]支持，扶持 8 intr. (foll. by 后跟 for, to) wait long enough to share or join in an activity etc. 等待到(参加某一活动的时刻) stay to supper 留下来吃晚饭; stay for the film 留下来看电影 ●n. 1a the act or an instance of staying or dwelling in one place 逗留；停留 b the duration of this 逗留(或停留)时间 just a ten-minute stay 仅 10 分钟的逗留时间; a long stay in London 在伦敦的长期逗留 2 a suspension or postponement of a sentence, judgement, etc. (判决、判断等的)延迟，推迟 was granted a stay of execution 准予死缓 3 archaic or literary a check or restraint [古义] [文学用语]控制；抑制 will endure no stay 不容忍任何抑制; a stay upon his activity 对他活动的限制 4 endurance, staying power 忍耐力；耐性 5 a prop or support 支撑物 6 (in pl. 用复数) hist. a corset esp. with whalebone etc. stiffening, and laced [史义] (尤指用鲸须等支撑的)紧身褡；胸衣 □ has come (or is here) to stay colloq. must be regarded as permanent [口]稳定下来 □ stay the course pursue a course of action or endure a struggle etc. to the end 坚持到底；持续到底 □ stay in remain indoors or at home, esp. in school after hours as a punishment 在家，未外出；(尤指作为惩罚的)课后留堂 □ stay one's hand see 见 HAND □ stay the night remain until the next day 过夜 □ stay put remain where it is placed or where one is 留在原地；固定不动 □ stay up not go to bed (until late at night) 不睡觉，熬夜 □ stayer n.[Anglo-French estai-, stem of Old French ester, from Latin stare ‘stand’] |