stay /stei/ I. vi. 1. 停留：I stayed late at the party last night.昨晚我去舞会上待到很晚。2. 暂住(旅社、私人家庭)：I’m not staying at /in a hotel, I’m staying with friends. 我不住旅馆，我将在朋友那里。 3. 用于短语动词 stay on 继续留某处：Gill decided to stay on at university to do further research.吉尔决定继续留在大学里进一步作研究工作。stay out 在外过夜或很晚不归：My mum won’t let me stay out late.妈妈不让我太晚回家。stay put 留原地不动：Just stay put (= don’t move from here) and I’ll get the car.就在这里不动，我去找出租车。stay up 不去睡觉，熬夜：We stayed up late to watch the Olympics on television. 我们熬夜看奥运会转播。 ‖II. link.v.保持(某种状态)：The shop stays open until 11. 这商店开门到11点。 ‖III. n. ［c］ 停留，暂住：a short stay in hospital 短时间的住院 I visited a lot of temples during my stay in Kyoto.我在京都期间访问了许多寺庙。