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| 1 | to remain in a particular place 逗留；停留 |
| Stay right here, please. 请呆在这儿别动。 |
| stay at home He wanted her to stay at home and look after the children. 他希望她呆在家里照顾孩子。 |
| stay late I have to stay late at work every Thursday. 每个周四我都得工作到很晚。 |
| +away/back Stay back! Don’ t come any closer! 离远点!不要靠近！ |
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| 2 | to remain in a particular situation or state 保持；维持 |
| Fast walking is a good way of staying fit. 快步行走是保持体形的一种好办法。 |
| stay calm/cool/quiet My number one rule is to stay calm under pressure. 我的第一原则是在压力下保持平静。 |
| | 2a | to remain at a particular level 保持（某一水平） | | stay up/down Interest rates should stay down for the next few months. 利率会在后几个月保持下降势头。 | |
| | 2b | to remain out of trouble or a bad situation 避开，不参与（麻烦或不利局面） | | He will go to jail if he doesn’ t stay out of trouble. 如果他继续惹是生非的话就会进监狱。 | |
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| 3 | to live or remain in a place for a while as a guest or visitor 居留；逗留 |
| +with How long is he planning to stay with you? 他打算在你这里住多久？ |
| +at Jamie stayed at the hotel for three days. 杰米在旅馆里住了3天。 |
| | 3a | to remain in a place as a guest or visitor for one night （作客或过访时）留宿 | | Dad said Chris could stay the night. 爸爸说克里斯可以留下来过夜。 | |
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| - | sth is here to stay
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| used for saying that something is generally accepted and is part of all our lives |
| 某事物持续下去；某事物被普遍接受；某事物成为生活的一部分 |
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| Do you think high unemployment is here to stay? 你认为高失业率会一直持续下去吗？ |
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| - | stay the course
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| to continue doing or working on something despite difficulties |
| 坚持到底 |
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| Voters thought McMiller should stay the course and finish his term. 选民认为麦克米勒应该坚持到底完成任期。 |
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| - | stay put spoken
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| to remain in one place or position |
| 留在原地 |
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| Stay put, I’ ll be back in a minute. 呆在原地，我一会儿就回来。 |
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| - | ˌstay aˈround |
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| | to not leave a person or place 逗留在某（人）处 | How long do you think Jason will stay around this time? 你认为贾森这一次会逗留多久？ | |
| - | ˌstay beˈhind |
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| | to remain somewhere after everyone else has left 留下来；留在后面 | Tony stayed behind and helped John clean up the kitchen. 托尼留下来帮约翰清理厨房。 | |
| - | ˌstay ˈin |
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| | to remain in your home for a period of time 呆在家里 | I think I’ d rather stay in tonight. 我想今晚我宁可呆在家里。 | |
| - | ˌstay ˈon |
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| | to remain at a job , school , or place longer than you had intended to 继续停留 | James promised to stay on for six months after his contract was up. 詹姆士答应在合同到期后再呆6个月。 | |
| - | ˌstay ˈout |
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| | to remain out of your home for a period of time 外出；不在家 | Please don’ t stay out all night again! 请别再夜不归宿了。 | |
| - | ˌstay ˈover |
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| | to sleep in someone’ s house as a guest for one night 留宿；过夜 | It’ s getting late; do you want to stay over? 很晚了，你想在这里过夜吗？ | |
| - | ˌstay toˈgether |
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| | to continue to live together as a couple 不离婚；维系婚姻 | They decided to stay together for the sake of the children. 他们决定为了孩子维系他们的婚姻。 | |
| - | ˌstay ˈup |
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| | to not go to bed 熬夜；不睡觉 | Josh could stay up all night without getting tired. 乔希可以整夜不睡也不会感到疲劳。 | |
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