vi.

1. 停留；留下；暫住
   He stayed with a friend while he was in Paris.

   他在巴黎時住在一位朋友家裡。

2. 繼續，保持[L]
   I hope the weather will stay fine.

   我希望天氣能持續放晴。

3. 站住；停下；止住
   Stay right here.

   就在這裡停下。

4. 堅持，忍耐

vt.

1. 阻止；抑制
   The government took no step to stay the rise in prices.

   政府未採取措施抑制物價上漲。

2. 平息，暫時解除
   She managed to stay her anger.

   她努力克制了怒氣。

3. 延緩，延後
4. 堅持到……結束，撐過

n.

1. 停留，逗留[S1]
   He made few friends during his stay in the village.

   他在這個村子逗留的期間，沒有交上幾個朋友。

2. 停止；制止[U]
3. 延緩，延後[U][C]
4. 持續力，耐力[U]

v.

1. remain in the same place.
   ▸ (stay on) continue to study, work, or be somewhere after others have left.
   ▸ (stay over) stay for the night at someone's home or a hotel.
   ▸ (stay up) not go to bed.
2. remain in a specified state or position.
   ▸ (stay with) continue, persevere, or keep up with (an activity or person).
3. live somewhere temporarily as a visitor or guest.
   ▸Scottish & S. African live permanently.
4. stop, delay, or prevent, in particular suspend or postpone (judicial proceedings) or refrain from pressing (charges).
   ▸assuage (hunger) for a short time.
5. literary support or prop up.

n.

1. a period of staying somewhere.
2. a curb or check, especially a suspension or postponement of judicial proceedings.
3. a device used as a brace or support.
4. (stays) historical a corset made of two pieces laced together and stiffened by strips of whalebone.

n.

1. a large rope, wire, or rod used to support a ship's mast.
2. a guy or rope supporting a flagstaff or other upright pole.
3. a supporting wire or cable on an aircraft.

v.