1.[i]停留；待to continue to be in a particular place for a period of time without moving away
to stay in bed待在床上
‘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。”
Stay there and don't move!待在那儿别动！
We ended up staying for lunch.我们最终还是留了下来吃午饭。
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。
I'm staying late at the office tonight.今晚我要在办公室待到很晚。
My hat won't stay on!我的帽子怎么都戴不住！
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？
We stayed to see what would happen.我们留下来看会发生什么事。
They stayed talking until well into the night.他们待在那儿一直谈到深夜。
2.[i]保持；继续是to continue to be in a particular state or situation
He never stays angry for long.他生气时间从来不会长。
I can't stay awake any longer.我困得再也熬不住了。
The store stays open until late on Thursdays.这商店每星期四都会开到很晚。
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。
Inflation stayed below 4% last month.上月的通货膨胀率保持在 4% 以下。
We promised to stay friends for ever.我们约定永远做朋友。
3.[i]暂住；逗留to live in a place temporarily as a guest or visitor
We found out we were staying in the same hotel.我们发现我们住在同一家旅馆里。
My sister's coming to stay next week.下星期我妹妹要来住几天。
He's staying with friends this weekend.这个周末他要和几个朋友一起过。
I stayed three nights at my cousin's house.我在我表兄家住了三夜。
It looks like televised trials are here to stay.看来电视直播审判成了一种风气。
It looks like televised trials are here to stay.看来电视直播审判成了一种风气。
Very few of the trainees have stayed the course.极少受训者坚持到底。
Very few of the trainees have stayed the course.极少受训者坚持到底。
You can always stay the night at our house.你什么时候来都可以在我们家过夜。
You can always stay the night at our house.你什么时候来都可以在我们家过夜。
1.停留；逗留（时间）；做客a period of staying; a visit
I enjoyed my stay in Prague.我在布拉格逗留期间过得很开心。
an overnight stay留下过夜
2.（船桅的）支索；（杆子等的）牵索，撑条a rope or wire that supports a ship's mast , a pole, etc.
to grant a stay of execution准予缓期执行
to grant a stay of execution准予缓期执行
Then I arranged for her to stay at the TEDA Hotel and we had lunch there. At 2 p. m.
然后我安排她呆在天津开发区酒店，我们吃过午饭了，哪里凌晨2点关门。
Yesterday, all my trouble seemed so far away, now it looks as if they are here to stay.
昨天，一切烦恼似乎离我那么遥远，而现在看来它们似乎凝留此处，久久不去。
Italy is not a victim of the financial crisis and has so far managed well to stay off the radar screens of international investors.
意大利不是金融危机的受害者，迄今为止管理良好，没有引起国际投资者的注意。
If someday you tell me you are going to leave me, I won't press you to stay with me.
如果将来的某一天，你说你要离开我，我不会留你。
In the meantime, she had emptied their joint bank accounts and he had no place to stay upon his return.
同时，她将他们的共同银行账户弄空，他回去之后也没地方可呆。
And only the best of friends will stay long after the party's over to help clean up the mess.
也只有最好的朋友们会在派对结束后留下帮忙清理烂摊子——《绝望主妇》
Some, doubtless, were no better than tramps, ready to dig a hole in any bank and stay only as long as it suited them.
毋庸置疑，有的就是些流浪汉，随便找个堤岸就可以挖个洞住进去，只要合身就行。
China warned other countries to stay out of escalating disputes with its neighbors over the South China Sea, even as the U.
中国警告其他国家不要干预中国与其邻国在南中国海问题上不断升级的争端。
He is accused of trying to rape a maid this month in his suite at the Sofitel hotel in New York. He will stay with his wife.
他被控在纽约索菲特酒店套房内试图强奸一名女服务员。
Now then, my son, do what I say: Flee at once to my brother Laban in Haran. Stay with him for a while until your brother's fury subsides.
现在我儿，你要听我的话，起来逃往哈兰我哥哥拉班那里去，同他住些日子，直等你哥哥的怒气消了。
He has no relatives in town, and so probably would find no place to stay. If it comes to that , I think I can put him up.
他在城里没有亲戚，因此可能无处借宿。如果真是这样，我看可以住到我这儿来。
Apple's board asked him to stay permanently, of course, but he demurred, explaining that he already had a company to run.
苹果董事会当然是一再要求乔布斯长期留任，但是他明确表示自己要忙于经营新公司。
You have not been doing well in school, you are in no fit state to be going out with your friends. So, stay home and study.
你在学校表现不怎么样，现在和朋友出去玩太不合适宜，还是呆在家里学习吧。
DJ: Wow! Stephanie Mills, what an honor! I tell you. . . let me just move along 'cause we can stay on Michael all day!
多么荣幸请到你来，史蒂芬妮，让我们转到下一个话题，我们可以谈迈克尔谈上一整天！
The other day, we looked in him, the doctor said his leg has fracture. He has to stay in bed for at least five mouths. We are very sad.
第二天，我们去看望他，医生说他的腿骨折了。他不得不在床上养伤五个月。我们都很伤心。
They make it a point to stay in touch, even in the verge of being exhausted due to the drudgery of everyday life.
最好的朋友之间看重的是彼此要保持联络，甚至是在他们被日常的辛苦劳作弄得疲惫不堪的时候。
Unfortunately, Wall Street's history suggests that its track record in IT spending is barely better than its ability to stay out of trouble.
这是必须的，也只有这样才能拥有与众不同的优势。可惜从华尔街的历史来看，其IT支出情况比抗风险能力也强不了多少。
But , as you know , Madrid is my city. If I stay at Real for the rest of my life, I will be happy .
不过，你知道，马德里是我的家，如果我能在皇马度过我的余生，我就很幸福了。
Alas, none of the men around him seems capable of holding the fragile patchwork of tribes together, so he may well be persuaded to stay on.
哎，他周围的人似乎没有能力把四分五裂的部落联合在一起，他也许会被劝说继续留任。
I will call to see you this evening even though I can only stay for a few minutes.
就算是只能带几分钟，今晚我还会打电话找你的。
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