| 词组 | stay |
| 释义 | stay Remain and stay are often used with the same meaning. Remain is more formal than stay. To remain or stay in a particular state means to continue to be in that state. Oliver remained silent. I stayed awake. If you remain or stay in a place, you do not leave it. I was allowed to remain at home. Fewer women these days stay at home to look after their children. If something still exists, you can say that it remains. You do not say that it 'stays'. Even today remnants of this practice remain. He was cut off from what remained of his family. If you stay in a town, hotel, or house, you live there for a short time. How long can you stay in Brussels? She was staying in the same hotel as I was. You do not use remain with this meaning. |
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