Stay(英語單詞)

vt.& vi.停留；停止；堅持；抑制

vi.繼續處於某種狀態

n.逗留；延期；倚靠；忍耐

複數：stays第三人稱單數：stays過去式：stayed過去分詞：stayed現在分詞：staying

易混淆的單詞：Stay

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

'Stay here,' Trish said. 'I'll bring the car down the drive to take you back.'...
“呆這別動，”特里西說，“我會把車開過來送你回去。”
In the old days the woman stayed at home and the man earned the money.
過去，都是女主內，男主外。

2.VERB（在某城市、旅館或別人家）暫住，逗留If you stayin a town, or hotel, or at someone's house, you live there for a short time.

An experienced Indian guide is provided during your stay.
在你逗留期間為你配備了一名有經驗的印度導遊。
Gordon stayed at The Park Hotel, Milan...
戈登下榻在米蘭的帕克飯店。
He tried to stay a few months every year in Scotland.
他每年都會想方設法在蘇格蘭住幾個月。
Stay is also a noun.

3.V-LINK保持；維持If someone or something staysin a particular state or situation, they continue to be in it.

The Republican candidate said he would 'work like crazy to stay ahead'.
共和黨候選人說他將“拚命保持領先優勢”。
...community care networks that offer classes on how to stay healthy...
開設養生課程的社區保健網路
Nothing stays the same for long.
任何事情都不會（也不可能）長期保持不變化。

4.VERB不去，遠離（某地）If you stay away froma place, you do not go there.

Government employees and officers also stayed away from work during the strike...
政府雇員以及官員在罷工期間也都沒去上班。
Every single employee turned up at the meeting, even people who usually stayed away.
所有雇員一個個不落都參加了會議，甚至平常不去開會的人都去了。

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