stay/steɪ/

v.

➊ continue to be in the same place and not leave

➋ live in a place for a short period of time

➌ continue to be in a particular state or situation

n. a period of time that you spend somewhere

v.

➊ [I] 停留，待：I want to stay here. 我想待在这儿。

◇He stayed (at) home all afternoon. 他一下午都待在家里。

➋ [I] 暂住，逗留：

◇Please stay here for the night. 今晚就住这儿吧。

➌ [L] 保持，继续是：[stay + a.] I stayed awake. 我一直醒着。

◇stay calm 保持冷静

◇[stay + prep.] stay in power 继续掌权

n. [C] 停留，逗留：I enjoyed my stay in London. 在伦敦逗留期间我过得很开心。

音组-ay/-eɪ/

bay; clay; day; gray; hay; lay; may; pay; play; pray; ray; say; stay; way

常犯错误

✗ He stayed to be awake.

✓ He stayed awake. 他一直醒着。

用法home前一般无介词，但stay后的home多加at，不要at更不正式。

辨析remain; stay