单词详解

1. vi. & vt.

A. 停留，留下，暂住 (continue in a place， position， or situation)

He stayed with a friend while he was in London. 他在伦敦时住在一位朋友家里。

I stayed late at the party last night. 昨晚我在晚会上呆到很晚。

B.（用作系动词）继续，保持 (stay the same， remain in a certain state)

We hope the weather will stay fine. 我们希望天气能持续放晴。

The temperature has stayed hot this week. 本周气温一直都很热。

C. 站住，停下，止住 (remain behind)

Stay right here. 就在这里停下。

You can stay at home and do some reading. 你可以待在家里看看书。

2. n.

A. 停留，逗留 (continuing or remaining in a place or state)

He visited many great places during his stay in that city.

他在那个城市逗留期间，参观了许多不错的地方。

B. [U] 停止，制止 (the state of inactivity following an interruption)

He went straight to New York without a stay in Hong Kong.

他直接去了纽约，没在香港停留。

相关词组

1. stay in 呆在家里；不外出

You must stay in because it is raining heavily outside. 外面雨很大，你必须呆在家里。

2. come to stay 来定居，固定下来

Some people from Britain came to stay in this small island.

来自英国的一些人在这个小岛上定居下来。

3. keep/stay calm 保持镇静

Please stay calm when you are in panic. 当你遇到紧急情况时，要保持冷静。

4. stay away from  远离

Can you stay away from the noisy city? 你能远离这个喧嚣的城市吗？

5. stay up  熬夜，挺立

I stayed up all night preparing for my exam. 我熬了整夜准备考试。

相关单词

过去式：stayed

过去分词：stayed

现在分词：staying

第三人称单数：stays

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词语辨析：remain, stay

remain, stay

作动词，都有“保持某种状态”的意思。

remain: 指某人或某物仍留在原处或保持原来的状态。

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。

词语详解

1. remain: 指某人或某物仍留在原处或保持原来的状态。

After that, what happened to her remains a mystery. 从那以后，她的去向成了一个谜。

2. 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。

We must be able to stay impartial at all times. 我们必须经常保持公正的态度。