stays

英 [steɪz]

美 [steɪz]

v.  停留; 待; 保持; 继续是; 暂住; 逗留
n.  停留; 逗留(时间); 作客; (船桅的)支索; (杆子等的)牵索，撑条
stay的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 停留;逗留;留下
  If youstaywhere you are, you continue to be there and do not leave.
  1. '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。”
  2. In the old days the woman stayed at home and the man earned the money.
     过去，女主内，男主外。
• VERB (在某城市、旅馆或别人家)暂住，逗留
  If youstayin a town, or hotel, or at someone's house, you live there for a short time.
  1. Gordon stayed at The Park Hotel, Milan...
     戈登下榻在米兰的帕克饭店。
  2. 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。
  3. Stayis also a noun.
     
  4. An experienced Indian guide is provided during your stay.
     在你逗留期间为你配备了一名有经验的印度导游。
• V-LINK 保持;维持
  If someone or somethingstaysin a particular state or situation, they continue to be in it.
  1. 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”。
  2. ...community care networks that offer classes on how to stay healthy...
     开设养生课程的社区保健网络
  3. Nothing stays the same for long.
     任何事情都不会长期保持不变。
• VERB 不去,远离(某地)
  If youstay away froma place, you do not go there.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• VERB 不参与;不卷入
  If youstay out ofsomething, you do not get involved in it.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• PHRASE 被普遍接受
  If you say that something ishere to stay, you mean that people have accepted it and it has become a part of everyday life.
  1. Satellite TV is here to stay...
     卫星电视已被普遍接受。
  2. 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。
• PHRASE 固定不动;留在原地
  If youstay put, you remain somewhere.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• PHRASE 住一晚;过夜
  If youstay the nightin a place, you sleep there for one night.
  1. 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。

英英释义

noun

• a woman's close-fitting foundation garment
  Synonym:corsetgirdle

双语例句

• His wife stays home to drive the children to school in the car pool.
  他妻子在家，开车送几个搭车的孩子们上学。
• In this way, it stays over the same place.
  这样，这就停留在同一个地方。
• Nothing stays the same for long.
  任何事情都不会长期保持不变。
• He stays with me much.
  他时常和我呆在一起。
• I said I'm a fan of Arsenal and that it is better for me if he stays.
  我只是说我是阿森纳的球迷，对我来说如果他留下会比较好。
• Once the container is full, it stays shut until you turn it clockwise.
  容器一旦装满它会保持关闭，想要打开须按顺时针方向转动。
• I hope it stays like this.
  我希望一直如此。
• I am now23, and my food stays down, but I absolutely depend on water to swallow anything.
  我现在23，我的食物停留下来，但我绝对依赖于水吞下任何东西。
• My stays are so tight I know I'll never get through the day without belching.
  我这胸衣太紧了，我知道我今天肯定会打嗝的。
• The half-filled bottle sloshes; the full bottle remains still.; The dabbler in knowledge chatters away; the wise man stays silent.
  一瓶子不响，半瓶子晃荡。