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

　～ a bachelor　还是单身
　～ a complete mystery　一直是个谜
　～ a fisherman　仍是个渔民
　～ bloodshed　制止流血
　～ one's anger　息怒
　～ one's hunger　暂时充饥
　～ one's thirst　暂时止渴
　～ sb's hand　使某人住手
　～ the progress of a disease　防止疾病恶化
　～ angry　一直在生气
　～ confused　迷惑不解
　～ constant　保持不变
　～ expressionless　毫无表情
　～ healthy　保持健康
　～ hungry　只好饿着
　～ linked　还连在一起
　～ long　保持得很久
　～ modest　保持谦虚
　～ motionless　仍然不动
　～ prudent　保持谨慎
　～ single　保持单身
　～ tight　仍然是紧密的
　～ unchanged　依然不变
　～ unconvinced　仍然不相信
　～ unfinished　仍然未完成
　～ unknown　依旧不详
　～ unsettled　仍然未解决
　～ young　保持年轻
　～ adamantly　坚定地停留
　～ briefly　短暂地停留
　～ customarily　习惯地停留
　～ fruitlessly　无效益地停留
　～ habitually　习惯地停留
　～ perpetually　连续不断地停留
　～ stubbornly　固执地停留
　～ temporarily　暂时停留
　～ traditionally　习惯地停留
　～ transiently　短暂停留
　～ away　不在家，外出
　～ away from home　不在家
　～ away from school　旷课
　～ behind　别人离开后仍留在原地，留下来
　～ down　蹲下，卧倒，停留在下面
　～ in　呆在家里，放学后留在学校
　～ in after school　放学后（被）留下来
　～ on　继续停留，（灯）继续亮着，（电视）继续开着
　～ on for a bit　再呆一会儿
　～ out　呆在户外留在露天里，避开，不插手
　～ out after dark　天黑后在户外
　～ up　熬夜，守夜，不倒，不沉
　～ up all night　通宵未睡，熬通宵
　～ at a hotel　住在旅馆里
　～ for　为…而停留
　～ for a meal　留下吃饭
　～ off　让开，不接近，不吃，不喝
　～ off the bottle　不喝酒
　～ off the grass　不进入草地
　～ out of trouble　避开麻烦
　～ to supper　留下吃晚饭
　～ with　跟…在一起，使…继续下去
　～ with friends　与朋友们住在一起
　～ with the project　把这项工程继续进行下去

　I'm in a hurry, I've no time to stay.　我很忙，没有时间呆了。
　I don't live here. I'm only staying.　我不住在这里，我只是暂住几天罢了。
　Stay!You've left your umbrella.　停一下！你落下了你的伞。
　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?
　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。
　I am staying here for three days.　我在这里停留三天。
　I arrived there and stayed there two months.　我到那儿之后在那里呆了两个月。
　When speaking to an older person, stay on your feet.　和长辈说话时要站起来。
　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。
　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。
　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。
　He told them to stay behind for a few minutes.　他告诉他们多呆一会儿。
　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。
　I stayed to see what would happen.　我留下来看进一步的发展。
　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。
　She stayed to take care of her mother.　她留下来照料她母亲。
　Stay and have dinner.　别走，在这儿吃饭吧。
　She is my girl and she stays my girl, understand?　她永远是我的女儿，明白吗?
　He stayed a bachelor.　他不结婚。
　She stayed a spinster.　她过独身生活。
　She stayed a reporter.　她继续当记者。
　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。
　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。
　He still stayed healthy.　他一直保持着健康。
　I stayed awake all the night through.　我整夜都未合眼。
　I hope the soup will stay warm till they come.　我希望在他们到来之前汤不会凉。
　The temperature there has stayed hot this week.　那地方一周来一直持续炎热。
　The evergreen trees stay green all winter.　常青树整个冬天都保持绿色。
　These things do not stay fresh in summer.　这些东西在夏天保持不了新鲜。
　Please stay seated.　请继续坐着。
　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。
　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。
　You'd better stay the weekend.　你最好留下来过周末。
　He stayed the work and had the machinery removed.　他把工作停下来，让人把机器搬掉。
　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。
　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。
　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。
　There is nothing here to stay us in our flight.　这里没有什么会妨碍我们的飞行。
　The judge stayed the sentence until the following day.　法官把判决拖到第二天才宣读。
　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。
　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。
　She offered me a slice of bread to stay my stomach.　她给我一片面包充饥。
　A glass of milk stayed me until meal time.　一杯牛奶使我在开饭以前不感到饿。
　Michael, how about a place to stay the night?　迈克尔，过夜的地方怎么办?
　Oh, you must stay to dinner, Jane.　珍妮呀，你一定要留下吃饭。

 ♣ stay at　(v.+prep.)
　停留在…；住在…　remain behind at (a place)
　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
　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?
　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.)
1. 卧倒 keep down
　The men in the trenches stayed down while the enemy shells were exploding.　当敌人的炮弹爆炸时，堑壕里的人卧倒了。
2. 呆在水面之下 remain below the surface of water
　I didn't expect him to stay down so long.　我没料到他在水下呆那么久。
3. 存在胃里 remain in stomach
　The food seems to have stayed down this time.　这次，吃的东西似乎存住了。
　He has stopped vomiting and his food should stay down now.　他已不再呕吐，吃的东西可能存在胃里了。
 ♣ stay in　(v.+adv.)
1. 留在家中，不外出 remain at home; not go out
　He doesn't usually stay in on Friday evenings.　他星期五晚上通常都不在家。
　We stay in almost every night and watch television.　我们几乎每个晚上都在家里看电视。
　He never stays in a single night. He goes out every night.　他从不在家过夜，他每晚都外出。
　Let's stay in tonight and read, instead of going to a movie.　今天晚上咱们就在家里看书，不去看电影。
2. 保持住 remain in position
　I 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.)
1. 留在户外，不在家中 be out of the house; not be at home
　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。
2. 避开，不插手 avoid
　Get out and stay out!　滚出去，少管闲事！
　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
　I like to stay put by the fire on a cold day.　在寒冷的日子里我喜欢一动不动靠近火坐着。
　The little boy is so full of energy that he refuses to stay put for any length of time.　这孩子精力旺盛，一刻也呆不住。
　The commander ordered his men to stay put.　司令员命令士兵们停留在原地。
　He ordered them to stay put.　他命令他们原地不动。
　Don't go whatever happens, stay put.　不管发生什么情况都不要走，就在这儿呆下去。
　I can't get this door to stay put.　我没法使这扇门不动。
　There is much speculation as to who will stay put.　对于谁将留级，有许多揣测。
　Although I knot my tie carefully, it never seems to stay put.　虽然我打领带很小心，但是好像总是系不住。
　You stay put, I'll go and buy the tickets and come back.　你留在这儿不要走，我去买了票就回来。
　There, I've fixed the handle, it should stay put now.　瞧，把手我已经修好，现在总算装牢了吧！
 ♣ stay to　(v.+prep.)
　不与人交往　keep 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.)
1. 悬在原位上 remain up in position
　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。
　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。
2. 不睡觉，熬夜 remain awake; not go to bed
　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。
3. 漂浮，不掉 not fall or sink
　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
　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
　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。

 ♣ stay, remain
　参见remain条。
 ♣ stay, abide, inhabit, live, reside
　参见live条。
 ♣ stay with, live with, lodge with
　参见live条。
 ♣ stay up, sit up, stop up
　参见sit条。
 ♣ 下面各组中的两句话意思相同：
　
　
　
　

　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”。

S 逗留，停留 the action of halting; the state of being stopped

　extend one's ～　延长逗留时间
　have a ～　逗留
　make a ～ of nine days　作九天的逗留
　put a ～ upon sb's activity　制止某人的活动
　request of ～ of execution　请求延期执行
　brief ～　短暂的停留
　long ～　长期停留
　short ～　短暂逗留
　month's ～　一个月的停留
　～ in Karachi　在卡拉奇作逗留
　～ of execution　缓期执行

　We only intend to make a short stay here.　我们只想在这儿作短暂的逗留。
　They have had an overnight stay in Karachi.　他们已在卡拉奇过夜。
　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。
　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。
　We benefited from a stay to the library.　我们走了趟图书馆，收获不小。
　The horse has good pace but no stay.　那匹马跑得很快，但缺乏耐久力。
　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。
　This will put a stay on their activities.　这将制止他们的活动。

　［同义词］ v. abide, adjourn, allay, arrest, check, continue, curb, defer, delay, detain, endure, wait n. delay, halt, holiday, pause
　［反义词］ v. advance, leave