v.(动词)

1. 延缓，延后
2. 停留，逗留，留下
3. 暂住
4. 继续
5. 站住，停下，止住
6. 忍耐；撑过
7. 抑制，阻止，制止，平息
8. 暂时解除
9. 暂时满足一下
10. 【海】转向上风，（使）转变航向
11. 用支索固定，用支索支撑
12. 保持下去，持久，坚持，坚持到...结束
13. 为多数人所接受，得到普遍认可
14. 用支索使（桅）改变角度

n.(名词)

1. 停留，逗留（期间）
2. 延缓，延后
3. 停止，制止，阻止
4. 持续力，耐力
5. 【海】支索
6. 【机】牵条
7. 拉线
8. 支杆物
9. 遏制，抑制，妨碍
10. 【律】延期

v.(动词)

1. vt. & vi. 停留; 停止 remain in the same place, same condition, etc.; not to leave
2. vi. 继续处于某种状态 continue in a certain state

n.(名词)

1. [S] 逗留,停留 the action of halting; the state of being stopped

Noun:

1. continuing or remaining in a place or state;

   "they had a nice stay in Paris"
   "a lengthy hospital stay"
   "a four-month stay in bankruptcy court"
   

2. the state of inactivity following an interruption;

   "the negotiations were in arrest"
   "held them in check"
   "during the halt he got some lunch"
   "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"
   "he spent the entire stop in his seat"
   

3. a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted;

   "the Supreme Court has the power to stay an injunction pending an appeal to the whole Court"
   

4. a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)

5. (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar

Verb:

1. stay the same; remain in a certain state;

   "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"
   "rest assured"
   "stay alone"
   "He remained unmoved by her tears"
   "The bad weather continued for another week"
   

2. stay put (in a certain place);

   "We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati"
   "stay put in the corner here!"
   "Stick around and you will learn something!"
   

3. dwell;

   "You can stay with me while you are in town"
   "stay a bit longer--the day is still young"
   

4. continue in a place, position, or situation;

   "After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser"
   "stay with me, please"
   "despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year"
   "She continued as deputy mayor for another year"
   

5. remain behind;

   "I had to stay at home and watch the children"
   

6. stop or halt;

   "Please stay the bloodshed!"
   

7. stay behind;

   "The smell stayed in the room"
   "The hostility remained long after they made up"
   

8. hang on during a trial of endurance;

   "ride out the storm"
   

9. stop a judicial process;

   "The judge stayed the execution order"
   

10. fasten with stays

11. overcome or allay;

    "quell my hunger"
    

1.停留;逗留;留下
If youstay where you are, you continue to be there and do not leave.

e.g. 'stay here,' Trish said. 'I'll bring the car down the drive to take you back.'...
“呆这别动，”特里西说,“我会把车开过来送你回去。”
e.g. In the old days the woman stayed at home and the man earned the money.
过去，女主内，男主外。

2.(在某城市、旅馆或别人家)暂住，逗留
If youstay in a town, or hotel, or at someone's house, you live there for a short time.

stay的反义词

e.g. Gordon stayed at The Park Hotel, Milan...
戈登下榻在米兰的帕克饭店。
e.g. He tried tostay a few months every year in Scotland.
他每年都会争取在苏格兰住几个月。

3.保持;维持
If someone or somethingstays in a particular state or situation, they continue to be in it.

e.g. The Republican candidate said he would 'work like crazy tostay ahead'.
共和党候选人说他将“拼命保持领先优势”。
e.g. ...community care networks that offer classes on how tostay healthy...
开设养生课程的社区保健网络

4.不去,远离(某地)
If youstay away from a place, you do not go there.

e.g. Government employees and officers also stayed away from work during the strike...
政府雇员和官员在罢工期间也没去上班。
e.g. Every single employee turned up at the meeting, even people who usually stayed away.
所有雇员一个个不落都参加了会议，甚至平常不去开会的人都去了。

5.不参与;不卷入
If youstay out of something, you do not get involved in it.

e.g. In the past, the UN has stayed out of the internal affairs of countries unless invited in...
在过去，除非有国家提出请求,否则联合国不会干涉各国内政。
e.g. After months of staying well out of the problem, Washington has expressed a willingness to help find a solution.
几个月以来都不曾介入该问题的华盛顿方面已表示愿意帮助寻求解决方案。

6.被普遍接受
If you say that something ishere to stay, you mean that people have accepted it and it has become a part of everyday life.

e.g. Satellite TV is here tostay...
卫星电视已被普遍接受。
e.g. Nuclear weapons are here tostay because they have changed the way countries approach the idea of war.
核武器已被广泛接受，因为它们改变了各国处理战争的方法。

7.固定不动;留在原地
If youstay put, you remain somewhere.

e.g. He was forced by his condition tostay put and remain out of politics...
他的健康状况迫使他留在原处,置身于政坛之外。
e.g. Nigel says for the moment he is very happy tostay put in Lyon.
奈杰尔说目前他很乐意留在里昂。

8.住一晚;过夜
If youstay the night in a place, you sleep there for one night.

e.g. They had invited me to come to supper andstay the night.
他们邀请我去吃晚饭并住上一晚。

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4. stay

4.stay：stayman; 斯台曼

I stayed late at the party last night.

昨晚我在晚会上呆到很晚。

You can stay at home and watch TV.

你可以待在家里并且看电视。

Why don't you come to stay with us next time you visit Durham?

下次来达勒姆就住在我们这儿好吗?

The temperature has stayed hot this week.

本周气温一直都很热。

We must be able to stay impartial at all times.

我们必须经常保持公正的态度。

He went straight to New York without a stay in Hongkong.

他直接去了纽约,没在香港停留。

He made few friends during his stay in the village.

他在这个村子逗留的期间，没有交上几个朋友。

to stay in bed

待在床上

'u2018Do you want a drink? 'u2019 'u2018No, thanks, I can't stay. 'u2019

“你要不要喝一杯？”“不，谢谢，我不能久待。”

stay there and don't move!

待在那儿别动！

We ended up staying for lunch.

我们最终还是留了下来吃午饭。

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。

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！

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？

We stayed to see what would happen.

我们留下来看有什么情况。

They stayed talking until well into the night.

他们待在那儿一直谈到深夜。

He never stays angry for long.

他生气时间从来不会长。

I can't stay awake any longer.

我瞌睡得再也熬不住了。

The store stays open until late on Thursdays.

这商店每星期四都会开到很晚。

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% last month.

上月的通货膨胀率保持在4%以下。

'stay here,' Trish said. 'I'll bring the car down the drive to take you back.'...

“呆这别动，”特里西说,“我会把车开过来送你回去。”

In the old days the woman stayed at home and the man earned the money.

过去，女主内，男主外。

Gordon stayed at The Park Hotel, Milan...

戈登下榻在米兰的帕克饭店。

He tried to stay a few months every year in Scotland.

他每年都会争取在苏格兰住几个月。

The Republican candidate said he would 'work like crazy to stay ahead'.

共和党候选人说他将“拼命保持领先优势”。

...community care networks that offer classes on how to stay healthy...

开设养生课程的社区保健网络

Government employees and officers also stayed away from work during the strike...

政府雇员和官员在罢工期间也没去上班。

Every single employee turned up at the meeting, even people who usually stayed away.

所有雇员一个个不落都参加了会议，甚至平常不去开会的人都去了。

In the past, the UN has stayed out of the internal affairs of countries unless invited in...

在过去，除非有国家提出请求,否则联合国不会干涉各国内政。

After months of staying well out of the problem, Washington has expressed a willingness to help find a solution.

几个月以来都不曾介入该问题的华盛顿方面已表示愿意帮助寻求解决方案。

Satellite TV is here to stay...

卫星电视已被普遍接受。

Nuclear weapons are here to stay because they have changed the way countries approach the idea of war.

核武器已被广泛接受，因为它们改变了各国处理战争的方法。

He was forced by his condition to stay put and remain out of politics...

他的健康状况迫使他留在原处,置身于政坛之外。

Nigel says for the moment he is very happy to stay put in Lyon.

奈杰尔说目前他很乐意留在里昂。

They had invited me to come to supper and stay the night.

他们邀请我去吃晚饭并住上一晚。

用作不及物动词S+～(+A)

1. I'm in a hurry,I've no time to stay.
   我很忙,没有时间呆了。
2. I don't live here.I'm only staying.
   我不住在这里,我只是暂住几天罢了。
3. stay!You've left your umbrella.
   停一下!你落下了你的伞。
4. Do you think this fine weather has come to stay?
   你认为这种好天气能持久稳定下来吗?
5. Our purpose was to make everyone realize that we were in the computer business to stay.
   我们的意图是使大家认识到我们是在计算机行业里长期做事。
6. I am staying here for three days.
   我在这里停留三天。
7. I arrived there and stayed there two months.
   我到那儿之后在那里呆了两个月。
8. When speaking to an older person, stay on your feet.
   和长辈说话时要站起来。
9. You will have to run fast to stay abreast of our best runner and prevent him from winning.
   你得快跑,才能与我们那位最好的选手保持平行并阻止他拿第一。
10. If I can only stay ahead of the other runners, now that I am in the lead,I can win this race!
    既然我现在已跑在所有人的前头了,如果我能保持住,我就胜利了。
11. You'll have to keep working hard to stay ahead of others.
    你得继续努力,才能保持领先地位。
12. He told them to stay behind for a few minutes.
    他告诉他们多呆一会儿。
13. The pupil stayed behind to ask the teacher a question.
    那学生留在后边要问老师一个问题。

S+～+to- v

1. I stayed to see what would happen.
   我留下来看进一步的发展。
2. It grew late so we did not stay to see the play out.
   时间很晚了,所以我们没有留下来看完全剧。
3. She stayed to take care of her mother.
   她留下来照料她母亲。
4. stay and have dinner.
   别走,在这儿吃饭吧。

用作系动词S+～+ n./adj./v -ed

1. She is my girl and she stays my girl, understand?
   她永远是我的女儿,明白吗?
2. He stayed a bachelor.
   他不结婚。
3. She stayed a spinster.
   她过独身生活。
4. She stayed a reporter.
   她继续当记者。
5. He knew the fiddler would always rather stay a slave in Virginia than go to Africa a free man.
   他知道那个琴师肯定宁愿呆在弗吉尼亚继续当奴隶,也不想到非洲去做自由人。
6. The door stayed open to her room, and her voice carried through the house.
   她的房门是开着的,所以她的声音在屋子里到处都听得见。
7. He still stayed healthy.
   他一直保持着健康。
8. I stayed awake all the night through.
   我整夜都未合眼。
9. I hope the soup will stay warm till they come.
   我希望在他们到来之前汤不会凉。
10. The temperature there has stayed hot this week.
    那地方一周来一直持续炎热。
11. The evergreen trees stay green all winter.
    常青树整个冬天都保持绿色。
12. These things do not stay fresh in summer.
    这些东西在夏天保持不了新鲜。
13. Please stay seated.
    请继续坐着。
14. Though it was midnight, the lamp in his room stayed lit.
    虽然已是午夜,但房间的灯仍然亮着。
15. In this way these two planks do not stay combined.
    照这样的搞法,这两块木板是拼合不起来的。

用作及物动词S+～+ n./pron.

1. You'd better stay the weekend.
   你最好留下来过周末。
2. He stayed the work and had the machinery removed.
   他把工作停下来,让人把机器搬掉。
3. She stayed her tears until her lover was out of sight.
   直到她的心上人看不见了她才止住泪水。
4. They did everything they could to stay the spread of the disease.
   他们做了一切努力来制止疾病的蔓延。
5. They did nothing to stay the spread of the rumour.
   他们并未采取行动制止谣言的传播。
6. There is nothing here to stay us in our flight.
   这里没有什么会妨碍我们的飞行。
7. The judge stayed the sentence until the following day.
   法官把判决拖到第二天才宣读。
8. I'm personally hopeful that the black horse will stay the distance.
   这匹黑马能跑完全程,我个人对此还是抱有希望的。
9. No one expected her to stay the course. But she did.
   谁都没有料到她能跑到终点,而她却坚持到底了。
10. She offered me a slice of bread to stay my stomach.
    她给我一片面包充饥。
11. A glass of milk stayed me until meal time.
    一杯牛奶使我在开饭以前不感到饿。
12. Michael, how about a place to stay the night?
    迈克尔,过夜的地方怎么办?
13. Oh, you must stay to dinner,Jane.
    珍妮呀,你一定要留下吃饭。

1. We only intend to make a short stay here.
   我们只想在这儿作短暂的逗留。
2. They have had an overnight stay in Karachi.
   他们已在卡拉奇过夜。
3. The judge granted the condemned man a stay for an appeal.
   法官准许那个被判罪的人延期执行以便上诉。
4. They were due to start demolishing the old theatre today but there's been a last minute stay of execution.
   原定今天把这座旧戏院拆掉,但临时突然决定暂缓进行。
5. We benefited from a stay to the library.
   我们走了趟图书馆,收获不小。
6. The horse has good pace but no stay.
   那匹马跑得很快,但缺乏耐久力。
7. The boat,missing stays,was driven upon a flat.
   小船抢风调向时,被风吹入浅滩搁浅了。
8. This will put a stay on their activities.
   这将制止他们的活动。

stay at (v.+prep.)

停留在…; 住在… remain behind at (a place)
stay at sth

We stay at home on Sundays.

星期天我们常呆在家里。

I'll stay at the bus stop while you go to see if there's a bus coming.

你去看看有没有公共汽车驶来,我留在车站等着。

The others are going out, but I think I'll stay at home.Suit yourself.

别人都出去了,但我想留在家里。请随你的便吧。

They succeeded in persuading me to stay at home.

他们成功地说服了我留在家里。

In modern society, fewer women stay at home to look after their children.They have their own jobs.

在现代社会里,很少有妇女呆在家里照顾孩子。她们有自己的工作。

stay away (v.+adv.)

离开,缺席 be absent
stay away

I wonder why she is staying away.

我不知道她为什么还不来。

Why don't you stay away if you don't like us?

你要是不喜欢我们为什么不离开?

stay away from sth

Why did you stay away from school for weeks at a time?

你为什么一次缺几个星期的课?

She is deliberately staying away from the meetings.

她有意回避会议。

stay down (v.+adv.)

存在胃里 remain in stomachThe food seems to have stayed down this time.这次,吃的东西似乎存住了。

stay in (v.+adv.)

保持住 remain in positionI am not sure if these props will stay in long enough to do the work.这些支柱能否维持到工作结束,我对此没有把握。

stay out (v.+adv.)

避开,不插手 avoid
stay out

stay out!

呆在外边!

It's very cold. Don't stay out.

天很冷,别呆在外面。

It's unusual for them to stay out so long.

他们很少在外边呆那么长时间。

I promised my mother that I would not stay out late tonight.

我答应母亲今晚不在外面呆得太晚。

stay out

Get out and stay out!

滚出去,少管闲事!

stay out of sth

He always tries to stay out of other people's affairs that don't concern him.

他总是力图避开与己无关的闲事。

Father hoped we'd stay out of trouble in the big city.

父亲希望我们在大城市里别惹麻烦。

It's not easy for John to stay out of debt while prices are rising so fast.

在物价飞涨的时候约翰要想不欠债很不容易。

stay put

停住不动 not move; remain in one place

stay to (v.+prep.)

不与人交往 keep to oneself
stay to oneself

He decided it would be best to stay to himself until the pagan festivities were over.

他决定最好的办法是在异教徒的节日活动结束前,他不和任何人交往。

stay up (v.+adv.)

漂浮,不掉 not fall or sink
stay up

The temporary roof won't stay up much longer.

那临时屋顶挺不了多久。

These sticks are not strong enough to stay up.

这些棍子不够结实,撑不住屋顶。

stay sth ⇔ up

The valuable painting by a famous artist has been stayed up on the wall for many years.

一位著名画家的珍贵油画已在墙上挂了许多年。

stay up

We stayed up until midnight talking about our work.

我们谈论工作一直到深夜还没睡。

His tender wife always stays up until he comes back.

她那温柔的妻子总是等他回来才睡。

The patient was so ill that the nurse had to stay up all night.

这病人病得很重,护士只好整夜不睡照顾他。

stay up

If you do fall out of the boat, your lifejacket will help you to stay up until we can get you out.

如果你真从船上掉下去了,救生衣就可帮助你漂浮在水面上,直到我们把你搭救上来。

stay with (v.+prep.)

在…家里作客; 继续为…工作 be a guest of sb; continue to work for sb
stay with sb/sth

I hope you'll stay with me on your next visit too.

希望你下次来时还在我家住。

How long do you intend to stay with the firm?

你准备在公司干多久?

stay within (v.+prep.)

遵守…; 保持在…之内 continue to obey or be limited by sth
stay within sth

The police are watching to see that all motorists stay within the new speed limit.

警察在值勤,以确保汽车驾驶员均能遵守新的限速。

Make sure that your spending on this contract stays within bounds, or the firm could be in trouble.

在此合同上的花费一定不要超出限额,不然公司会有困难。

～+名词

• stay%20a%20bachelor">stay a bachelor还是单身
• stay%20a%20complete%20mystery">stay a complete mystery一直是个谜
• stay%20a%20fisherman">stay a fisherman仍是个渔民
• stay%20bloodshed">stay bloodshed制止流血
• stay%20one%27s%20anger">stay one's anger息怒
• stay%20one%27s%20hunger">stay one's hunger暂时充饥
• stay%20one%27s%20thirst">stay one's thirst暂时止渴
• stay%20sb%27s%20hand">stay sb's hand使某人住手
• stay%20the%20progress%20of%20a%20disease">stay the progress of a disease防止疾病恶化

～+形容词

• stay%20angry">stay angry一直在生气
• stay%20confused">stay confused迷惑不解
• stay%20constant">stay constant保持不变
• stay%20expressionless">stay expressionless毫无表情
• stay%20healthy">stay healthy保持健康
• stay%20hungry">stay hungry只好饿着
• stay%20linked">stay linked还连在一起
• stay%20long">stay long保持得很久
• stay%20modest">stay modest保持谦虚
• stay%20motionless">stay motionless仍然不动
• stay%20prudent">stay prudent保持谨慎
• stay%20single">stay single保持单身
• stay%20tight">stay tight仍然是紧密的
• stay%20unchanged">stay unchanged依然不变
• stay%20unconvinced">stay unconvinced仍然不相信
• stay%20unfinished">stay unfinished仍然未完成
• stay%20unknown">stay unknown依旧不详
• stay%20unsettled">stay unsettled仍然未解决
• stay%20young">stay young保持年轻

～+副词

• stay%20adamantly">stay adamantly坚定地停留
• stay%20briefly">stay briefly短暂地停留
• stay%20customarily">stay customarily习惯地停留
• stay%20fruitlessly">stay fruitlessly无效益地停留
• stay%20habitually">stay habitually习惯地停留
• stay%20perpetually">stay perpetually连续不断地停留
• stay%20stubbornly">stay stubbornly固执地停留
• stay%20temporarily">stay temporarily暂时停留
• stay%20traditionally">stay traditionally习惯地停留
• stay%20transiently">stay transiently短暂停留
• stay%20away">stay away不在家,外出
• stay%20away%20from%20home">stay away from home不在家
• stay%20away%20from%20school">stay away from school旷课
• stay%20behind">stay behind别人离开后仍留在原地,留下来
• stay%20down">stay down蹲下,卧倒,停留在下面
• stay%20in">stay in呆在家里,放学后留在学校
• stay%20in%20after%20school">stay in after school放学后(被)留下来
• stay%20on">stay on继续停留,(灯)继续亮着,(电视)继续开着
• stay%20on%20for%20a%20bit">stay on for a bit再呆一会儿
• stay%20out">stay out呆在户外留在露天里,避开,不插手
• stay%20out%20after%20dark">stay out after dark天黑后在户外
• stay%20up">stay up熬夜,守夜,不倒,不沉
• stay%20up%20all%20night">stay up all night通宵未睡，熬通宵

～+介词

• stay%20at%20a%20hotel">stay at a hotel住在旅馆里
• stay%20for">stay for为…而停留
• stay%20for%20a%20meal">stay for a meal留下吃饭
• stay%20off">stay off让开,不接近,不吃,不喝
• stay%20off%20the%20bottle">stay off the bottle不喝酒
• stay%20off%20the%20grass">stay off the grass不进入草地
• stay%20out%20of%20trouble">stay out of trouble避开麻烦
• stay%20to%20supper">stay to supper留下吃晚饭
• stay%20with">stay with跟…在一起,使…继续下去
• stay%20with%20friends">stay with friends与朋友们住在一起
• stay%20with%20the%20project">stay with the project把这项工程继续进行下去

动词+～

• stay">extend one's stay延长逗留时间
• stay">have a stay逗留
• stay%20of%20nine%20days">make a stay of nine days作九天的逗留
• stay%20upon%20sb%27s%20activity">put a stay upon sb's activity制止某人的活动
• stay%20of%20execution">request of stay of execution请求延期执行

形容词+～

• stay">brief stay短暂的停留
• stay">long stay长期停留
• stay">short stay短暂逗留

名词+～

• stay">month's stay一个月的停留

～+介词

• stay%20in%20Karachi">stay in Karachi在卡拉奇作逗留
• stay%20of%20execution">stay of execution缓期执行

• They..drive..into a stall behind my tent, uprooting the tent stays.

  出自：P. Matthiessen

• In this world of change the point of view..never continues in one stay.

  出自：J. A. Froude

• Emily scarcely stayed to thank him.

  出自：A. Radcliffe

• A Water-man..hath his Soueraigne by the hand, to stay him in and out the Barge.

  出自：John Taylor

谈论天气

A：Beautiful day, isn’’t it?
今天天气真好，是不是?

B：Yes, it’’s not like what the radio said at all.
是的,一点也不像收音机里说的那样。

A：I wish it wouldstay this way for the weekend.
但愿整个周末都能保持这样的好天气。

B：As long as it doesn’’t snow!
只要不下雪就行啊!

出入境

stay的反义词

A：Your passpart, please.
请出示您的护照。

B：This one.
这个。

A：How long are you going tostay here?
您在此逗留多长时间？

B：Two weeks.
两个星期

A：Where are you goingstay?
您此期间在哪里落脚？

B：The Hilton Hotel in Paris.
巴黎的希尔顿酒店。

A：What will you do here?
您此行的目的是什么？

stay是什么意思

B：For Business.
商务旅行。

A：Ok, you’re through now.
好了，您可以通过了。

请求帮助

A：I was wondering if you'd let mestay here for a few days.
不知道你是否能让我在这里呆几天。

B：It really depends on when and how long.
这取决于什么时候和多长时间。

A：Until next weekend, if that's OK.
如果可以的话，呆到下周末。

B：Let me think it over, and I'll let you know later.
让我考虑一下，一会告诉你知道。

v.(动词)

1. stay的基本意思是“保持同样状态或者停留在同一地方”,可指人或使人等停留、居住、留宿、暂住某处或某段时间,也可指人、天气等保持某种状态。
2. stay作“停留,停止”解时,可用作不及物动词,也可用作及物动词。用作及物动词时接名词或代词作宾语。
3. stay作“继续处于某种状态”解时,可用作系动词,接名词、形容词或过去分词作表语。
4. stay可用在祈使句中,通常表示“站住”“停止”。
5. stay的现在进行时可表示按计划、安排或打算等将要发生的动作,这时句中常有表示将来时间的状语或时空的上下文。
6. 在口语中常用stay and to/- v 代替stay to- v 。

n.(名词)

1. stay的基本意思是“逗留,停留”,引申可作“制止”“(判决的)延期执行”解,为可数名词,通常只用于单数。
2. stay在口语中可作“耐力”“持久力”“支撑物”“依靠”解。
3. make a stay的意思是“逗留”“呆一段时间”; miss stays的意思是“(帆船)抢风调向没有成功”; put a stay on的意思是“制止”。

v.(动词)

stay, remain

这两个词都有“留下,逗留”之意,其区别是：

stay通常指在某地呆一段时间而不离开,或暂时留〔住〕在某地,尤指以宾客身份逗留; 而remain则指别人已经走了,而某人仍在原地。例如:

He was staying at his father's.他在父亲家里暂住。

stay, abide, inhabit, live, reside

这几个词都有“住”的意思。其区别在于:live作“居住,住”解时,是普通用语,指住在某一地方,多用于日常生活口语中,是不及物动词,后面常与介词连用;reside为正式用语,指在某地固定居住或合法地居住;inhabit指人或动物因适应所生活地域的自然环境而定居下来,通常用作及物动词;abide常用在法律和文学上,是较为陈旧、文气的用法;stay指暂时住在某处,常用于旅途中在某处住宿,是不及物动词。例如:

While the children are living under my roof, they will have to obey my orders.孩子们住在我这儿就得听我的话。

The child abided with his grandparents for three years before returning to his home.那个孩子和祖父母一起居住了三年才回到自己的家里。

This district is densely inhabited.这个地区的人口密度很高。

They reside in a cottage at the foot of the mountain.他们居住在山脚下的一所小屋里。

Where are you staying?你住在哪里?

stay with, live with, lodge with

这三个短语意思相近,但也有差别:live with的意思是“寄宿在某人处,与某人同居”;lodge with用于古语体口语中,指投宿在熟人处;stay with指作为客人短期地住在某人家里。例如:

She lived with him for a couple of years before they got married.他们在结婚前已同居了二三年。

When we go to the countryside, we lodge with my uncle.我们去乡下寄住在我叔叔家。

I stayed with the governor when I was in Celon.我在锡兰时住在总督家里。

stay up, sit up, stop up

这三个短语均可表示“熬夜”。其用法区别在于：sit up和stay up常跟现在分词短语,表示伴随动作; 而stop up常跟动词不定式表示目的。例如:

They sat up all night discussing these questions.他们整宿没睡,讨论这些问题。

We stayed up until midnight talking about our work.我们谈论工作一直到深夜还没睡。

I stopped up to watch the match.我熬夜观看比赛。

下面各组中的两句话意思相同：

I stayed with a friend.

I stayed at a friend's house.

我暂住在朋友家。

He often stays to have dinner with us after the game.

He often stays and has dinner with us after the game.

他玩过之后常留下来与我们一道用餐。

They picked some broad beans to stay their hunger.

They picked some broad beans to stay their stomach.

他们摘了一些蚕豆充饥。

He stayed at home all day yesterday.(BrE)

He stayed home all day yesterday.(AmE)

他昨天整天呆在家里。

remain，linger，stay

这些动词均有“停留，逗留”之意。

remain指某人或某物仍留在原处或保持原来的状态。

linger着重因愉快的事而使人不愿离开。

stay普通用词，多指人在某地暂时逗留。有时可指较长时间的居留。

v.(动词)

我进城时可以在我姑姑家住。

误 I'll be able to live at my aunt's house while I'm in the town.

正 I'll be able to stay at my aunt's house while I'm in the town.

析 stay at指“短时间的居住〔停留〕”,而live at指“长时间的居住”。

• ☆ 1440年进入英语，直接源自中古法语的estai；最初源自古典拉丁语的stare，意为站立。