stay
verb/steɪ/
/steɪ/
Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they stay | /steɪ/ /steɪ/ |
| he / she / it stays | /steɪz/ /steɪz/ |
| past simple stayed | /steɪd/ /steɪd/ |
| past participle stayed | /steɪd/ /steɪd/ |
| -ing form staying | /ˈsteɪɪŋ/ /ˈsteɪɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] to continue to be in a particular place for a period of time without moving away
停留；待 - + adv./prep. Stay there and don't move!
待在那儿别动！ - I just want to stay in bed today.
今天我只想待在床上。 - She stayed at home (= did not go out to work) while the children were young.
孩子们小的时候，她没出去上班。 - (North American English also) to stay home
待在家里 - We ended up staying for dinner.
我们最终还是留下来吃了饭。 - People are being advised to stay indoors.
建议人们呆在室内。 - Can you stay behind after the others have gone and help me clear up?
你能不能等别人走后留下来帮我收拾收拾？ - I'm staying late at the office tonight.
今晚我要在办公室待到很晚。 - My hat won't stay on!
我的帽子怎么都戴不住！ - I can't stay long.
我待不了多长时间。 - I can stay a few minutes longer.
我可以再多呆几分钟。 - I can stay for a few more minutes.
我可以再呆几分钟。 - ‘Do you want a drink?’ ‘No, thanks, I can't stay.’
“你要不要喝一杯？”“不，谢谢，我不能久待。” - stay to do something We stayed to see what would happen.
我们留下来看会发生什么事。 - stay doing something They stayed talking until well into the night.
他们待在那儿一直谈到深夜。
Extra Examples- Alex stayed behind when the others had gone.
其他人走后，亚历克斯留了下来。 - Stay here while I go find out what's happening.
待在这里，我去看看发生了什么事。 - She asked everyone else to leave the room but I was allowed to stay.
她要求其他人离开房间，但我被允许留下来。 - Many students choose to stay after graduating and find jobs in the area.
许多学生毕业后选择留下来并在该地区寻找工作。 - He preferred to stay at home and watch TV.
他更喜欢呆在家里看电视。 - I was allowed to stay home from school because I was sick.
因为我病了，所以我被允许留在家里不上学。 - She stays in her room most of the time.
她大部分时间都呆在自己的房间里。 - We liked the city so much we decided to stay there.
我们非常喜欢这座城市，因此决定留在那里。 - I had no more reason to stay in California.
我再也没有理由留在加州了。 - Complications could arise which require you to stay in hospital.
可能会出现并发症，需要您住院。 - We can't stay here indefinitely.
我们不能无限期地在这儿待下去。 - ‘Stay with me!’ he pleaded.
“别离开我！”他恳求道。 - Why don't you stay for the rest of the day?
你为什么不留下来度过这一天呢？ - I'm going to stay until tomorrow.
我打算待到明天。 - Afterwards he stayed to chat and sign autographs.
随后他留下来聊天并签名。 - I didn't stay to watch the rest of the show.
我没有留下来观看剩下的节目。 - He stayed watching for a while, then went home.
他又看了一会儿，就回家了。 - I'd love to stay chatting but I must go.
我很想继续聊天，但我必须走了。 - I'd love to stay and chat but I must go.
我很想留下来聊天，但我必须走了。 - We encourage people to stay and have drinks after the movie.
我们鼓励人们在电影结束后留下来喝一杯。 - Do you run away or stay and fight?
你会逃跑还是留下来战斗？ - The ducklings stay close to their mother.
小鸭子们和妈妈很亲近。 - The camera stays on her face throughout the scene.
在整个场景中，摄像机一直保持在她的脸上。 - I dropped a sandwich on the floor and it stayed there all week.
我把一个三明治掉在地板上，它在那里呆了一整个星期。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- behind
- on
- on
- …
- allow somebody to
- can
- manage to
- …
- at
- in
- on
- …
- a place to stay
- a reason to stay
- stay and chat, help, etc.
- …
- + adv./prep. Stay there and don't move!
- [intransitive] to live in a place temporarily as a guest or visitor
暂住；逗留 - My sister's coming to stay next week.
下星期我妹妹要来住几天。 - She's working here for two weeks and needs a place to stay.
她在这里工作了两周，需要一个地方住。 - + adv./prep. We found out we were staying in the same hotel.
我们发现我们住在同一家旅馆里。 - He's staying with friends this weekend.
这个周末他要和几个朋友一起过。 - I missed the last bus and had to stay overnight.
我错过了末班车，不得不过夜。 - + noun I stayed three nights at my cousin's house.
我在我表兄家住了三夜。
Extra ExamplesTopics Holidaysa1- She's staying with her sister.
眼下她在妹妹家暂住。 - We had an exchange student staying with us.
我们有一位交换生和我们住在一起。 - We've got friends coming to stay.
我们有朋友要来住。 - You can't stay here. We don't have a spare room.
你不能留在这里。我们没有多余的房间。 - Where will you be staying while you're in Scotland?
您在苏格兰期间会住在哪里？ - How long are you staying?
你要呆多久？ - We're staying a week in the mountains and a week by the coast.
我们将在山上待一周，在海岸待一周。 - I'm staying at a hotel near the beach.
我住在海滩附近的一家旅馆里。 - I went to stay at their house in the country.
我去他们在乡下的家里住下。 - It's one of the best places to stay in town.
这是城里最好的住宿地点之一。 - We can give you tips about where to stay and what to see.
我们可以为您提供有关住宿地点和景点的建议。 - A young couple was staying in the room next door.
一对年轻夫妇住在隔壁的房间里。 - He stayed for over a week.
他住了一个多星期。 - He invited her to stay for a while.
他邀请她留下来一段时间。 - We had friends staying for the weekend.
我们有朋友来这里度周末。 - Come and stay any time!
欢迎随时来做客！ - He needs somewhere to stay.
他需要找个地方住下。 - They haven't got anywhere to stay.
他们没有地方可以住。 - Won't you let me stay?
你难道不让我留下吗？
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- behind
- on
- on
- …
- allow somebody to
- can
- manage to
- …
- at
- in
- on
- …
- a place to stay
- a reason to stay
- stay and chat, help, etc.
- …
- My sister's coming to stay next week.
- [intransitive] to continue to be in a particular state or situation
保持；继续是 - + adj. I can't stay awake any longer.
我困得再也熬不住了。 - The store stays open late on Thursdays.
这家商店每逢星期四都会开到很晚。 - to stay healthy/alive/calm/silent/safe
保持健康；继续活着；保持镇静／安静／安全 - He never stays angry for long.
他生气时间从来不会长。 - Stay tuned (= used to ask people to continue listening to or watching a particular programme on the radio or television).
不要换台 - + adv./prep. I don't know why they stay together (= remain married or in a relationship).
我不知道他们为什么还在一起。 - Inflation stayed below 4 per cent last month.
上月的通货膨胀率保持在 4% 以下。 - We said goodbye and promised to stay in touch.
我们道了再见，并承诺保持联系。 - She did not want to stay in nursing all her life.
她不想一辈子从事护理工作。 - The TV stays on all day in their house.
他们家里的电视整天开着。 - + noun We promised to stay friends for ever.
我们约定永远做朋友。 - stay doing something She wanted to stay working in the pub.
她想继续在酒吧工作。
Extra Examples- Humans need minerals to stay healthy.
人类需要矿物质来保持健康。 - How do you stay calm under pressure?
如何在压力下保持冷静？ - It's important children learn how to stay safe online.
孩子们学习如何保持上网安全非常重要。 - At the moment, it's all fine. Let's hope it stays that way!
目前一切都好，让我们期待这情形一直保持下去！ - The script manages to stay fresh and funny through 25 episodes.
剧本在 25 集中保持新鲜和有趣。 - You will have to continue to change and grow if you want to stay competitive.
如果你想保持竞争力，你就必须不断改变和成长。 - Somehow the company managed to stay afloat.
不知何故，该公司设法维持了运营。 - People want to stay fit as they age.
随着年龄的增长，人们希望保持健康。 - She has stayed true to her principles.
她一直忠于自己的原则。 - Organizations invest vast amounts to stay ahead in the race for information.
组织投入大量资金以在信息竞争中保持领先地位。 - advice on how to stay positive during hard times
关于如何在困难时期保持积极态度的建议 - I was told to stay quiet.
我被告知要保持安静。 - He can't stay still for five minutes.
他不能安静地呆五分钟。 - I was so tired I could hardly stay upright.
我累得身子几乎直不起来。 - I've tried hard to stay strong through all this.
我努力在这一切中保持坚强。 - She managed to stay cool during the meeting.
在会议期间，她设法保持冷静。 - Lost and so far from other human life, he faced a desperate struggle to stay alive.
他迷了路并且远离其他人，要活下去需要作拼死的抗争。 - She wanted a drink but she had to stay sober.
她想喝点儿酒，但她必须保持清醒。 - Email is a great way to stay in touch with friends.
电子邮件是朋友之间保持联络的极好方式。 - He managed to stay in power for almost 15 years.
他成功地掌权了近15年。 - It's now quite unusual to stay in the same job your whole working life.
现在，在整个工作生涯中一直从事同一份工作是很不寻常的。 - The tax cuts will stay in place for two more years.
减税政策今后两年不会有变化。 - financial help for parents to stay at home with their children
为父母留在家里陪伴孩子提供经济帮助 - Many small shops are struggling to stay in business.
许多小商店都在为维持生意而苦苦挣扎。 - the battle to stay on top
为维持顶尖地位而进行的战斗 - His big brother used to help him stay out of trouble.
他的哥哥曾经帮助他摆脱麻烦。 - I tried to stay out of sight.
我试图远离人们的视线。 - It stayed cloudy for most of the day.
那天大部份时间天色阴暗。 - Let's hope it stays fine for the wedding this afternoon.
希望今天下午婚礼时天气仍然晴朗。 - I try to stay on top of musical trends.
我努力坚守在音乐流行潮流的前沿。 - The project manager makes sure the project stays on track.
项目经理确保项目保持在正轨上。 - He planned to stay a virgin until he was married.
他计划在结婚前保持处女之身。 - Don't click on the image if you want it to stay the same size.
如果您希望图像保持相同大小，请勿单击图像。 - You can't stay living with your parents forever.
你不可能永远和父母住在一起。 - I stayed hiding until he left.
我一直躲起来直到他离开。
- + adj. I can't stay awake any longer.
Word Originverb late Middle English (as a verb): from Anglo-Norman French estai-, stem of Old French ester, from Latin stare ‘to stand’.
Idioms
be here to stay | have come to stay
- to now be accepted or used by most people and therefore a permanent part of our lives
为多数人所接受；得到普遍认可 - It looks like televised trials are here to stay.
看来电视直播审判成了一种风气。
- It looks like televised trials are here to stay.
hang/stay loose
- (especially North American English, informal) to remain calm; to not worry
保持镇静；不着急 - It's OK—hang loose and stay cool.
没事的，别慌，保持冷静。
- It's OK—hang loose and stay cool.
(get/keep/stay) in shape
- (of a person) (to get/stay) in good physical condition
身体好；健康 - You don't have to spend a fortune on gym membership to get in shape.
要强身健体，不必花大钱加入健身俱乐部。 - I like to stay in shape.
我喜欢保持健康。
- You don't have to spend a fortune on gym membership to get in shape.
keep/stay/steer clear (of somebody/something)
- to avoid a person or thing because they may cause problems
避开；回避；躲避 - Steer clear of the centre of town at this time of the evening.
晚上这个时段还是避开市中心吧。
- Steer clear of the centre of town at this time of the evening.
stay!
- used to tell a dog not to move
（叫狗）别动
stay/steer/keep clear (of somebody/something)
- to avoid a person or thing because they may cause problems
避开；回避；躲避 - Stay clear of the centre of town at this time of the evening.
晚上这个时候远离市中心。
- Stay clear of the centre of town at this time of the evening.
stay the course
- to continue doing something until it has finished or been completed, even though it is difficult
坚持到底 - Very few of the trainees have stayed the course.
极少受训者坚持到底。 - He insists that he will not quit but will stay the course.
他坚称自己绝不半途而废，将坚持到底。
- Very few of the trainees have stayed the course.
stay your hand
- (old-fashioned or literary) to stop yourself from doing something; to prevent you from doing something
住手；不做（某事） - It was prudence, not logic, that stayed his hand.
阻止他行动的是谨慎，而不是逻辑。
- It was prudence, not logic, that stayed his hand.
stay/hang loose
- (informal, especially North American English) to remain calm; to not worry
保持镇静；不着急 - It's OK—stay loose and just enjoy yourselves.
没关系——保持放松，尽情享受吧。
- It's OK—stay loose and just enjoy yourselves.
stay the night
- (especially British English) to sleep at somebody’s house for one night
（在某人家）过夜 - You can always stay the night at our house.
你什么时候都可以在我们家过夜。 - She stayed the night at Kathryn's.
她在凯瑟琳那儿留宿一晚。
- You can always stay the night at our house.
stay put
- (informal) if somebody/something stays put, they continue to be in the place where they are or where they have been put
待在原地；留在原处 - He chose to stay put while the rest of us toured the area.
他决定待在原地，而我们其余的人在周围游逛了一会儿。
- He chose to stay put while the rest of us toured the area.