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stay at

/stey/US // steɪ //UK // (steɪ) //

逗留在,住在,留在,逗留于

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Definitions

v.无主动词 verb
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    stayed or staid, stay·ing.

    • : to spend some time in a place, in a situation, with a person or group, etc.: He stayed in the army for ten years.
    • : to continue to be as specified, as to condition or state: to stay clean.
    • : to hold out or endure, as in a contest or task: Please stay with the project as long as you can.
    • : to keep up, as with a competitor.
    • : Poker. to continue in a hand by matching an ante, bet, or raise.
    • : to stop or halt.
    • : to pause or wait, as for a moment, before proceeding or continuing; linger or tarry.
    • : Archaic. to cease or desist.
    • : Archaic. to stand firm.
v.有主动词 verb
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    stayed or staid, stay·ing.

    • : to stop or halt.
    • : to hold back, detain, or restrain, as from going further.
    • : to suspend or delay.
    • : to appease or satisfy temporarily the cravings of.
    • : to remain through or during: We stayed two days in San Francisco.
    • : to remain to the end of; remain beyond.
    • : Archaic. to await.
n.名词 noun
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    • : the act of stopping or being stopped.
    • : a stop, halt, or pause; a standstill.
    • : a sojourn or temporary residence: a week's stay in Miami.
    • : Law. a stoppage or arrest of action; suspension of a judicial proceeding: The governor granted a stay of execution.
    • : Informal. staying power; endurance.

Phrases

  • staying power
  • stay over
  • stay put
  • stay the course
  • stay with
  • here to stay
  • (stay) in touch
  • (stay on one's) right side
  • should have stood (stayed) in bed
  • stick (stay) with

Synonyms & Antonyms

as invisit

Examples

  • The reports illustrate relative change, not absolute visitors or duration of stay.

  • The package includes up to five nights of accommodation at one of MGM’s Las Vegas-based properties and comes with an “office-ready” room and an executive assistant tasked with ensuring you have “everything you need during your stay.”

  • Lisa Russell said her 93-year-old mother regressed physically and mentally during a nearly month-long stay in early 2020 at The Springs at Pacific Regent, located in La Jolla.

  • San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer waded into the fray this week, by signing onto a letter along with San Jose’s mayor, urging the court to grant the stay.

  • “A stay could provide an opportunity for parties to come together with state leaders to negotiate a resolution to this complex issue,” Faulconer and Liccardo wrote.

  • Models in Israel will have to maintain a BMI of 18.5 or higher if they want to stay employed.

  • Ney said McDonnell needs to “keep a stiff lip” and stay in close contact with family members.

  • “He has to really stay on the down low, he has to make sure that he blends in,” Ney told the Beast.

  • Their leader, Njie, still going by “Dave” during the operation, would stay a safe distance away until the State House was secure.

  • Higher courts, including the Supreme Court had refused to intercede, and the stay was to expire tonight.

  • He decided not to return home directly; he wanted to go somewhere, but did not care to stay in Chicago.

  • This tiny person spent little or none of his time in the tree-tops, but chose to stay near the ground.

  • If we find him there as Rutter said, you can gamble that trouble has camped in our dooryard for a lengthy stay.

  • Now that Lawrence was out of the army, he was in hopes that he would stay out, and he showed his disappointment in his face.

  • He gets out and does things while these fatheads stay in quarters and untangle red tape.