英汉词典

stay 基本解释

• vi. 停留；坚持；暂住；停下
• vt. 坚持；暂住；抑制
• n. 逗留；停止；支柱

stay 词态变化

stay 中文词源

来自古法语词干 estai-,站立，坚持，停留，来自 estare,站立，坚持，停留，来自拉丁语 stare, 站立，建立，保持，词源同 stand,state.引申诸相关词义。

stay 英文词源

stay

stay: English has three distinct words stay, two of them ultimately from the same source. Stay ‘stop’ [15] comes from estai-, the present stem of Old French ester ‘stand, stop’. This in turn went back to Latin stāre ‘stand’ (source of English state, statue, etc). Staid [16] originated as the past participle of stay. Stay ‘strong rope’ [OE] comes from a prehistoric Germanic *staga-. This was derived from a base *stagh-, *stakh- ‘be firm’, which also produced English steel and (by borrowing) Old French estayer ‘support’ (source of English stay ‘support’ [16]).
=> staid, stand, statue; steel

stay (v.1)

mid-15c., "cease going forward, come to a halt," also (transitive) "detain, hold back," from Old French estai-, stem of estare "to stay or stand," from Latin stare "to stand, stand still, remain standing; be upright, be erect; stand firm, stand in battle; abide; be unmovable; be motionless; remain, tarry, linger; take a side," (source also of Italian stare, Spanish estar "to stand, to be"), from PIE root *sta- "to stand" (see stet). Sense of "remain" is first recorded 1570s; that of "reside as a guest for a short period" is from 1550s. Related: Stayed; staying.

Of things, "remain in place," 1590s. Stay put is first recorded 1843, American English. "To stay put is to keep still, remain in order. A vulgar expression" [Bartlett]. Phrase stay the course is originally (1885) in reference to horses holding out till the end of a race. Stay-stomach was (1800) "a snack."

stay (n.1)

"support, prop, brace," 1510s, from Middle French estaie "piece of wood used as a support," Old French estaie "prop, support," perhaps from Frankish *staka "support" or some other Germanic word, from Proto-Germanic *stagaz (cognates: Middle Dutch stake "stick," Old English steli "steel," stæg "rope used to support a mast"), from PIE *stak- "to stand, place" (see stay (n.2)). In some uses from stay (v.2).

stay (n.2)

"strong rope which supports a ship's mast," from Old English stæg "rope used to support a mast," from Proto-Germanic *stagaz (cognates: Dutch stag, Low German stach, German Stag, Old Norse stag "stay of a ship"), from PIE *stak- "to stand, place," perhaps ultimately an extended form of root *sta- "to stand" (see stet).

stay (n.3)

1520s, "delay, postponement, period of remaining in a place," from stay (v.1). Meaning "action of stoppage, appliance for stopping" is 1530s; that of "suspension of judicial proceedings" is from 1540s.

stay (v.2)

"support, sustain," early 15c., from Middle French estayer (Modern French étayer), originally in nautical use, "secure by stays," from estaie (see stay (n.1)). The nautical sense in English is from 1620s. Related: Stayed; staying.

stay 词组搭配

stay 英文释义

1. continuing or remaining in a place or state;

"they had a nice stay in Paris"

"a lengthy hospital stay"

"a four-month stay in bankruptcy court"

2. a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted;

"the Supreme Court has the power to stay an injunction pending an appeal to the whole Court"

3. the state of inactivity following an interruption;

"the negotiations were in arrest"

"held them in check"

"during the halt he got some lunch"

"the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"

"he spent the entire stop in his seat"

4. (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar

5. a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)

stay 同义词解析

remain, linger, stay

这些动词均有"停留，逗留"之意。

remain： 指某人或某物仍留在原处或保持原来的状态。

linger： 着重因愉快的事而使人不愿离开。

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。

stay 双语例句

1. You have to do everything you can. You have to work your hardest. And if you do, if you stay positive, then you have a shot at a silver lining.

你必须全力以赴，最大限度地去努力。如果你这么做，并且保持乐观，你就会看见乌云背后的幸福线。

来自电影《乌云背后的幸福线》

2. I had to postpone ideas of a career and stay at home.

我不得不暂缓就业打算，呆在家里。

来自柯林斯例句

3. Mommy, you don't need to stay while we talk.

妈妈,我们谈话时你不必陪着.

来自柯林斯例句

4. Giovanni plied him with questions with the intention of prolonging his stay.

乔瓦尼一个劲儿地问他问题，想要拖住他。

来自柯林斯例句

5. Stay in bed extra late or get up specially early.

起床过晚或过早。

来自柯林斯例句

stay 实用场景例句

to stay in bed

待在床上

牛津词典

‘Do you want a drink? ’ ‘No, thanks, I can't stay. ’

“你要不要喝一杯？”“不，谢谢，我不能久待。”

牛津词典

Stay there and don't move!

待在那儿别动！

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We ended up staying for lunch.

我们最终还是留了下来吃午饭。

牛津词典

She stayed at home (= did not go out to work) while the children were young.

孩子们小的时候，她没出去上班。

牛津词典

I'm staying late at the office tonight.

今晚我要在办公室待到很晚。

牛津词典

My hat won't stay on!

我的帽子怎么都戴不住！

牛津词典

Can you stay behind after the others have gone and help me clear up?

你能不能等别人走后留下来帮我收拾收拾？

牛津词典

We stayed to see what would happen.

我们留下来看有什么情况。

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They stayed talking until well into the night.

他们待在那儿一直谈到深夜。

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He never stays angry for long.

他生气时间从来不会长。

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I can't stay awake any longer.

我瞌睡得再也熬不住了。

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The store stays open until late on Thursdays.

这商店每星期四都会开到很晚。

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I don't know why they stay together (= remain married or in a relationship) .

我不知道他们为什么还在一起。

牛津词典

Inflation stayed below 4% last month.

上月的通货膨胀率保持在4%以下。

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'Stay here,' Trish said. 'I'll bring the car down the drive to take you back.'...

“呆这别动，”特里西说,“我会把车开过来送你回去。”

柯林斯高阶英语词典

In the old days the woman stayed at home and the man earned the money.

过去，女主内，男主外。

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Gordon stayed at The Park Hotel, Milan...

戈登下榻在米兰的帕克饭店。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

He tried to stay a few months every year in Scotland.

他每年都会争取在苏格兰住几个月。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The Republican candidate said he would 'work like crazy to stay ahead'.

共和党候选人说他将“拼命保持领先优势”。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...community care networks that offer classes on how to stay healthy...

开设养生课程的社区保健网络

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Government employees and officers also stayed away from work during the strike...

政府雇员和官员在罢工期间也没去上班。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Every single employee turned up at the meeting, even people who usually stayed away.

所有雇员一个个不落都参加了会议，甚至平常不去开会的人都去了。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

In the past, the UN has stayed out of the internal affairs of countries unless invited in...

在过去，除非有国家提出请求,否则联合国不会干涉各国内政。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

After months of staying well out of the problem, Washington has expressed a willingness to help find a solution.

几个月以来都不曾介入该问题的华盛顿方面已表示愿意帮助寻求解决方案。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Satellite TV is here to stay...

卫星电视已被普遍接受。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Nuclear weapons are here to stay because they have changed the way countries approach the idea of war.

核武器已被广泛接受，因为它们改变了各国处理战争的方法。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

He was forced by his condition to stay put and remain out of politics...

他的健康状况迫使他留在原处,置身于政坛之外。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Nigel says for the moment he is very happy to stay put in Lyon.

奈杰尔说目前他很乐意留在里昂。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

They had invited me to come to supper and stay the night.

他们邀请我去吃晚饭并住上一晚。

柯林斯高阶英语词典