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 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++stay1 /steɪ/ ●●● S1 W1 verb  1  in a place 在某处 [intransitive]STAY/NOT LEAVE to remain in a place rather than leave 停留，逗留，留下 They stayed all afternoon chatting. 他们待了整个下午聊天。stay (at) home I decided to stay home. 我决定待在家里。stay for a year/ten minutes/a week etc Isabel stayed for a year in Paris to study. 伊莎贝尔在巴黎待了一年学习。stay in Stay in bed and drink plenty of liquids. 卧床休息，多喝水。 She stayed late to finish the report. 为了完成报告，她工作到很晚。stay here/there Stay right there! I’ll be back in a minute. 就待在那里！我马上就回来。stay to dinner/stay for lunch etc Why don’t you stay for supper? 你干吗不留下来吃晚饭呢？stay behind/after Some of the students stayed after class (=remained after others had gone) to talk. 有几个学生课后留下来说话。stay and do something I should stay and help. 我应该留下来帮忙。 RegisterIn written English, people often prefer to use remain rather than stay, because it sounds more formal: 停留,留下〔在书面英语中,remain比stay更为常用,因为remain更正式〕nMany people opted to remain in their homes.nShe remained as his deputy for ten years.2  in a condition 处于某种状态 [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, linking verb]CONTINUE/NOT STOP to continue to be in a particular position, place, or state, without changing 保持原状，维持 SYN remain Rollings will stay as chairman this year. 罗林斯今年将继续担任主席一职。stay adj Eat right to stay healthy. 要合理饮食以保持健康。 It was hard to stay awake. 困得快睁不开眼了。 Nine women gained weight, and four stayed the same. 九名女性体重增加，四名仍保持不变。stay away/in/on etc Stay away from my daughter! 不要缠着我女儿！ You stay on this road for a mile before turning off. 顺着这条路走一英里，然后拐弯。stay around Most of her boyfriends don’t stay around (=stay with her) very long. 她的男朋友大多数都没能和她维持多久。n GRAMMAR: Linking verbsStay is a linking verb in this meaning. This type of verb links the subject of the sentence with an adjective or noun: They’re just trying to stay alive.I hope we can stay friends.3  live somewhere 住在某处 [intransitive]STAY WITH SB, IN A HOTEL ETC to live in a place for a short time as a visitor or guest 暂住，留宿 How long are they going to stay? 他们打算住多久？stay at/with My mother is staying with us this week. 我母亲这星期来我们家住。stay in They’re staying in the same hotel. 他们住在同一家酒店。stay the night/stay overnight/stay over (=stay from one evening to the next day) 过夜 Did you stay the night at Carolyn’s? 你在卡罗琳家里过夜了？4  stay put spokenSTAY/NOT LEAVE to remain in one place and not move 待在原处，不动 Stay put until I get back. 待在原地直到我回来。5  be here to stay USE somethingto become accepted and used by most people 被普遍接受[使用]；成为风尚 Professional women’s basketball is here to stay. 职业女子篮球运动已得到普遍认可。6. stay after (school) SESPUNISHto remain at school after the day’s classes are finished, often as a punishment 放学后留校〔常作为惩罚〕7  stay the course informalSUCCEED IN DOING something to finish something in spite of difficulties 〔克服困难〕坚持到底 Dieters should try hard to stay the course. 节食者应该努力坚持到底。8  stay tuned a) to continue watching or listening to the same television channel or radio station 继续收看〔同一电视频道〕；继续收听〔同一电台广播〕 b) used to say that you should look or listen for more information about a particular subject at a later time 继续留意〔信息〕，继续关注〔消息〕 The project is still under discussion, so stay tuned. 方案仍在讨论之中，请继续关注。n9. → stay!10. stay somebody’s hand literarySTOP DOING something to stop someone from doing something 阻止某人做某事11. stay an order/ruling/execution etc law if a judge stays an order, ruling etc, they stop a particular decision from being used or a particular action from happening 暂缓[延缓]执行命令/判决/处决等 → stay in touch at touch2(4) THESAURUSstay to not leave a place, or to be in a place for a particular period of time 停留,逗留Stay where you are and don’t move. 待在原地不要动。John only stayed at the party for a couple of hours. 约翰在派对上只待了几个小时。remain formal to stay somewhere. In written English, people often prefer to use remain rather than stay, because it sounds more formal 停留,留下〔在书面英语中,remain比stay更为常用,因为remain更正式〕Some 2,000 protesters remained outside the building and refused to leave. 约2,000名抗议者守在大楼外拒绝离开。The judge recommended that he remain in jail for the rest of his life. 法官建议让他在监狱里度过余生。linger to stay in a place a little longer than you need to, because you are enjoying yourself, or because you hope to see someone or something 流连,不愿离开He lingered outside the lecture hall, hoping for a chance to talk to her. 他在讲堂外徘徊,希望找到和她说话的机会。There are plenty of small cafés where you can linger over a cappuccino. 有不少小咖啡馆,你可以坐坐喝杯卡布奇诺。loiter to stay in a place not doing anything – used when you think someone is waiting for the chance to do something bad or illegal 游荡〔伺机做坏事或违法的事〕The two men had been seen loitering in the area on the day that the car was stolen. 汽车被盗那天,有人看见两名男子在该地区游荡。hang around informal to stay somewhere not doing anything 闲荡There are gangs of boys hanging around on street corners. 有几伙男孩在街角闲荡。I don’t mind hanging around for a few minutes. 我等一会儿没关系。nThe boss doesn’t like being kept hanging around.stick around informal to stay in the same place or situation for a period of time, especially while you are waiting for something to happen or someone to arrive 待在…附近，继续处于…情况中〔尤指等待某事发生或某人到来〕I decided to stick around and see how it all turned out. 我决定待一会儿,看看结果如何。nMake up your mind. I’m not going to stick around forever. PHRASAL VERBS12 stay in phrasal verb to spend the evening at home rather than go out 〔晚上〕待在家里 I was tired, so I decided to stay in. 我很累，因此决定晚上待在家里不出去了。13 stay on phrasal verb CONTINUE/NOT STOPSTAY/NOT LEAVEto continue to do a job or to study after the usual or expected time for leaving 〔在通常或预定的时间后〕继续留下来工作[学习] He resigned as chairman, but stayed on as an instructor. 他辞去了主席职务，但留下来做指导。14 stay out phrasal verb a) to remain away from home during the evening or night 夜不归宿，晚上不回家 He started staying out late, drinking. 他开始夜不归宿，在外面喝酒。b) stay out of something spoken to not get involved in an argument or fight 不介入，不干预〔争吵、打斗〕 You stay out of it. It’s none of your business. 你别掺和进去，这不关你的事。15 stay up phrasal verb to not go to bed at the time you would normally go to bed 熬夜，深夜不睡觉 We stayed up all night talking. 我们没睡觉，聊了一整夜。 I let the kids stay up late on Fridays. 我允许孩子们星期五晚点睡。→ See Verb table

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stay• How long are you staying?• I say it's a trick to persuade him to stay.• Lobbies were unheated and so if you hung your coat up wet then wet it stayed.• Are you sure you can't stay a little longer?• I was having such a good time in Paris that I phoned my mother to say I was staying another week.• I stayed at my brother's house for a couple of weeks.• John only stayed at the party for a couple of hours.• I've stayed at the same company for seven years, and I'd like to stick around for a while longer.• He often told Lennie to stay away from Curley and his wife.• He stayed behind after class to ask the teacher a few questions.• Let's just stay calm and try to figure out what to do.• It will stay cold for the next few days.• Are you staying for a drink, or do you have to go?• However, Lucy managed to convey that she intended to stay for several days, or perhaps for even a week.• After what she said, I don't think we can stay friends.• I'm coming too. I'm not staying here on my own.• Do you think she'd stay if we offered her a raise?• Alice has never stayed in the same job for more than a year.• Don't go so soon -- can't you stay just a little longer?• She is staying on campus for a while longer.• Got one up on Jackson Hill and the other one stay on Lombard Street.• Some travel agency offices normally closed on Saturdays will stay open if there is a strike.• The chocolate will stay soft for hours after baking but will eventually harden again into chips.• Is it all right if I stay the night?• Are you staying to watch the game?• I didn't want to stay with Jordan's all my life -- I wanted a real career, one with a future.• He stayed with the baby until she fell asleep.• He stayed with the company for over thirty years.stay in• I've got to stay in and look after my sister on Friday night.stayed the same• Sixteen people lost an insignificant amount, and nine others gained weight or stayed the same.• The location has stayed the same.• I've stayed the same as I was before but now it's all right to be what I was before.• Its essence stayed the same but now there was something new in its texture, and it became clearer as it approached.• One of the tricks of this war was that nothing ever stayed the same, he thought.• Even if the price stayed the same, he would buy and eat more.• It might have been a tail light going the other way but it stayed the same size.stay at/with• So the prospect of her stay at Balmoral loomed large in Diana's mind.• So she demands that you stay with her for the night.• Jazz's target was to stay with him for the full four minutes.• Can those who stayed at home achieve as much?• He always liked staying at the Carlton.• He stayed at the deanery and talked far into the night about the needs of Durham and its diocese.• I got out, Kaiser stayed with the ship.• Patrick stayed with them until Doctor Stevie's match came along.• You're welcome to stay with us till you find a place of your own.nstay!1.DHPNOT MOVINGused to tell a dog not to move 别动！〔用于对狗的命令〕

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stay2 ●●○ S3 noun  1  [countable usually singular]STAY WITH SB, IN A HOTEL ETC a limited time of living in a place 停留，逗留，暂住stay in/at I met her towards the end of my stay in Los Angeles. 我在洛杉矶的逗留快要结束的时候遇见了她。long/short/overnight etc stay a short stay in the hospital 短期住院2  [countable, uncountable] lawSCL the stopping or delay of an action because a judge has ordered it 延缓，延期，推迟stay of execution (=a delay in punishing someone by killing them) 死刑的暂缓执行3. [countable]TTW a strong wire or rope used for supporting a ship’s mast 支索〔支撑船桅的钢索或绳索〕4. [countable]DCC a short piece of plastic or wire used to keep a shirt collar stiff 〔衬衫衣领的〕撑条n COLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + staya long stayDuring his long stay in the south, he painted only one portrait.a short/brief stayNo visa is required for short stays.an overnight stayBusiness trips may involve an overnight stay.a pleasant/enjoyable stayOur driver said goodbye and wished us a pleasant stay.a hospital stay (also a stay in hospital British English, a stay in the hospital American English)Sally is back at work after a short stay in hospital.verbshave a nice/pleasant etc stayWe hope you have a pleasant stay.extend/prolong your stay (=stay longer)He could not be persuaded to extend his stay.

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stay• In psychiatric hospitals, the countywide average stay has plummeted from 22 days five years ago to 13 days now.• Their average stay in a corps was only two years.• In short, they have done everything in their power to ensure a comfortable corporate stay in the city.• Cash was treated for pneumonia during a two-week hospital stay in October 1999.• The four inside stays are now being assembled, two are complete and the other two are well advanced.• I met her during my stay in Venice.• The length of stay and conditions have been cited as key factors behind a recent surge in violence, escapes and riots.• a short stay in the hospital• The stay at Oxford spoiled me, I guess.• So how was the rest of your stay?stay in/at• He stayed in hospital for three-and-a-half weeks, and then spent several more convalescing in the country.• I have been off for a while, but I stayed in shape while I was away.• Two troops deployed nearby to the west, awaiting a short stay at camp.• Now let them stay in their territory.• They may have to save before they marry, and both may need to stay in work for as long as possible.• What happens if her father is unwilling or unable to stay at home with her?• Bardot took the overdose on Saturday while staying at her villa near St Tropez with Bernard and friends.• And he can not do this while staying in the same inertial frame.stay of execution• In the event a stay of execution was granted on March 6.• Consequently, she feels she must work for a stay of execution.• Sceptics suggest the Minitel's relaunch is little more than a stay of execution.• Her batting average there: five stays of execution, one commuted to life in prison, and two men freed completely.• There will be no stay of execution and few mourners for this spoiled concrete child of the Sixties.• The stay of execution was intelligent politics.Origin stay1 (1400-1500) Old French ester “to stand, stay”, from Latin stare

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stay¹ S1 W1 /steɪ/ verb1.  IN A PLACE  [intransitive] to remain in a place rather than leave:
    They stayed all afternoon chatting.
    stay (at) home
    I decided to stay home.
    stay for a year/ten minutes/a week etc
    Isabel stayed for a year in Paris to study.
    stay in
    Stay in bed and drink plenty of liquids.
    She stayed late to finish the report.
    stay here/there
    Stay right there__ I’ll be back in a minute.
    stay to dinner/stay for lunch etc
    Why don’t you stay for supper?
    stay behind/after
    Some of the students stayed after class (=remained after others had gone) to talk.
    stay and do something
    I should stay and help.
  REGISTER
    In written English, people often prefer to use remain rather than stay, because it sounds more formal:
   ▪ Many people opted to remain in their homes.
   ▪ She remained as his deputy for ten years.
2.  IN A CONDITION  [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, linking verb] to continue to be in a particular position, place, or state, without changing
   SYN  remain:
    Rollings will stay as chairman this year.
    stay adj
    Eat right to stay healthy.
    It was hard to stay awake.
    Nine women gained weight, and four stayed the same.
    stay away/in/on etc
    Stay away from my daughter__
    You stay on this road for a mile before turning off.
    stay around
    Most of her boyfriends don’t stay around (=stay with her) very long.
3.  LIVE SOMEWHERE  [intransitive] to live in a place for a short time as a visitor or guest:
    How long are they going to stay?
    stay at/with
    My mother is staying with us this week.
    stay in
    They’re staying in the same hotel.
    stay the night/stay overnight/stay over (=stay from one evening to the next day)
    Did you stay the night at Carolyn’s?
4. stay put spoken to remain in one place and not move:
    Stay put until I get back.
5. be here to stay to become accepted and used by most people:
    Professional women’s basketball is here to stay.
6. stay after (school) to remain at school after the day’s classes are finished, often as a punishment
7. stay the course informal to finish something in spite of difficulties:
    Dieters should try hard to stay the course.
8. stay tuned
  a. to continue watching or listening to the same television channel or radio station
  b. used to say that you should look or listen for more information about a particular subject at a later time:
    The project is still under discussion, so stay tuned.
9. stay__ used to tell a dog not to move
10. stay sb’s hand literary to stop someone from doing something
11. stay an order/ruling/execution etc law if a judge stays an order, ruling etc, they stop a particular decision from being used or a particular action from happening ⇨ stay in touch at touch²(4)
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ stay to not leave a place, or to be in a place for a particular period of time: Stay where you are and don’t move. | John only stayed at the party for a couple of hours.
   ▪ remain formal to stay somewhere. In written English, people often prefer to use remain rather than stay, because it sounds more formal: Some 2,000 protesters remained outside the building and refused to leave. | The judge recommended that he remain in jail for the rest of his life.
   ▪ linger to stay in a place a little longer than you need to, because you are enjoying yourself, or because you hope to see someone or something: He lingered outside the lecture hall, hoping for a chance to talk to her. | There are plenty of small cafés where you can linger over a cappuccino.
   ▪ loiter to stay in a place not doing anything – used when you think someone is waiting for the chance to do something bad or illegal: The two men had been seen loitering in the area on the day that the car was stolen.
   ▪ hang around informal to stay somewhere not doing anything: There are gangs of boys hanging around on street corners. | I don’t mind hanging around for a few minutes. | The boss doesn’t like being kept hanging around.
   ▪ stick around informal to stay in the same place or situation for a period of time, especially while you are waiting for something to happen or someone to arrive: I decided to stick around and see how it all turned out. | Make up your mind. I’m not going to stick around forever.
     
stay in phrasal verb
  to spend the evening at home rather than go out:
    I was tired, so I decided to stay in.
stay on phrasal verb
  to continue to do a job or to study after the usual or expected time for leaving:
    He resigned as chairman, but stayed on as an instructor.
stay out phrasal verb
  1. to remain away from home during the evening or night:
    He started staying out late, drinking.
  2. stay out of something spoken to not get involved in an argument or fight:
    You stay out of it. It’s none of your business.
stay up phrasal verb
  to not go to bed at the time you would normally go to bed:
    We stayed up all night talking.
    I let the kids stay up late on Fridays.

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stay² S3 noun
1. [countable usually singular] a limited time of living in a place
    stay in/at
    I met her towards the end of my stay in Los Angeles.
    long/short/overnight etc stay
    a short stay in the hospital
2. [uncountable and countable] law the stopping or delay of an action because a judge has ordered it
    stay of execution (=a delay in punishing someone by killing them)
3. [countable] a strong wire or rope used for supporting a ship’s mast
4. [countable] a short piece of plastic or wire used to keep a shirt collar stiff
     

COLLOCATIONS

■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + stay
   ▪ a long stay During his long stay in the south, he painted only one portrait.
   ▪ a short/brief stay No visa is required for short stays.
   ▪ an overnight stay Business trips may involve an overnight stay.
   ▪ a pleasant/enjoyable stay Our driver said goodbye and wished us a pleasant stay.
   ▪ a hospital stay (also a stay in hospital British English, a stay in the hospital American English) Sally is back at work after a short stay in hospital.
■ verbs
   ▪ have a nice/pleasant etc stay We hope you have a pleasant stay.
   ▪ extend/prolong your stay (=stay longer) He could not be persuaded to extend his stay.