stay:
詞根： st站立,樹立,存在,坐落于to stand, set up
動(dòng)詞進(jìn)行時(shí)： staying過(guò)去式： stayed, staid過(guò)去分詞： stayed, staid
v. 停留；停止,站住 n. 逗留,停留
名詞n. 逗留（時(shí)間）；停留（時(shí)間）
visit (time) in a place
· Your stay has been very short.
你呆的時(shí)間很短.
· I've very much enjoyed my stay here.
我在這里過(guò)得很愉快.
· Ed is back from a short stay with his uncle.
愛德在叔叔家呆了不多久,現(xiàn)在回來(lái)了.


不及物動(dòng)詞vi. 停留
remain or continue in the same place
· We stayed there for over three hours.
我們?cè)谀抢锎袅巳齻€(gè)多小時(shí).
· He stayed at home all day.
他整天呆在家里.
· Peter had to stay behind.
彼得得留下.
· She stayed at school until five o'clock.
她到五點(diǎn)才放學(xué).


不及物動(dòng)詞vi. 保持；持久
remain or continue in the same way; not change
· My sister stayed single all along.
我姐姐一直是單身.
· Stay (keep)still a minute; I want to take your photograph.
穩(wěn)定一會(huì)兒,我要給你照張相.
· Do you think this fine weather has come to stay?
你認(rèn)為這種好天氣會(huì)保持下去嗎?

不及物動(dòng)詞vi. 暫??；耽擱
be a guest for a time
He was staying at the Ritz(Hotel).
他住在里茲旅館.
I stayed with my aunt when I was in London.
我在倫敦時(shí),暫住在我姑媽家.
I'm not staying at a hotel,I'm staying with friends.
我沒有住旅館,我住在朋友家里.
Will you stay to (for) dinner?
請(qǐng)留下來(lái)吃飯好嗎?
Where did you stay when you went to Paris?
你去巴黎時(shí),住在哪兒?


不及物動(dòng)詞vi. 持續(xù)；耐久
last out; endure
He doesn't seem able to stay to the end of the race.
看樣子他不能撐到賽跑終點(diǎn).
The shop stays open till eight o'clock.
商店開到八點(diǎn).


及物動(dòng)詞vt. （文學(xué)）抑制；止??；使停止
(lit.)check or stop the progress of
He stayed the work and had the machinery removed.
他把工作停下來(lái),將機(jī)器給移走了.


及物動(dòng)詞vt. 暫時(shí)滿足
satisfy for a little while
Bill stayed his hunger by eating some crackers.
比爾吃些餅干充饑.