Word · Frequency #549
staying
停留；逗留
staying is the present participle of stay.
to remain in a place
- 1.
To remain in a particular place, especially for a definite or short period of time; sojourn; abide.
留在特定地点,尤其是短期或确定的时间；逗留；停留
- 2.
To brace or support with a stay or stays
用支索支撑
- 3.
To continue to have a particular quality.
继续保持某种特质
- 4.
To incline forward, aft, or to one side by means of stays.
借支索使倾斜
- 5.
To prop; support; sustain; hold up; steady.
支撑；支持；维持；稳住
- 6.
To tack; put on the other tack.
抢风转向
- 7.
To support from sinking; to sustain with strength; to satisfy in part or for the time.
防止下沉；以力量支撑；部分或暂时满足
- 8.
To change; tack; go about; be in stays, as a ship.
改变航向；掉转船头
- 9.
To stop or delay something.
停止或延迟某事
- 10.
To hold the attention of.
吸引注意力
- 11.
To hold out, as in a race or contest; last or persevere to the end; to show staying power.
坚持到底；持久
保持；阻止；延迟；支撑；支承；支撑；维持；暂时满足；坚持；挺住
In use
We decided to stay at home because it was raining.
She stayed in the library until it closed.
How long are you planning to stay in Shanghai?
Verb forms
base stay · third person stays · -ing staying · past stayed · past participle stayed
规则动词，过去式加-ed。
Connections
Idioms & figurative uses
- stay put
- 待在原地；别动The doctor told him to stay put until help arrived.医生叫他待在原地，直到救援到来。
- stay the course
- 坚持到底；不半途而废Despite the setbacks, the team decided to stay the course.尽管遇到挫折，团队还是决定坚持到底。
- stay in touch
- 保持联系I promised to stay in touch after graduation.我答应毕业后保持联系。
Pop culture & quotes
- Stay hungry, stay foolish.
- 求知若饥，虚心若愚。Steve Jobs concluded his 2005 Stanford speech by urging graduates to stay hungry and stay foolish.史蒂夫·乔布斯在2005年斯坦福演讲结束时，鼓励毕业生们求知若饥，虚心若愚。
- Stay gold, Ponyboy.
- 保持纯真，波尼博伊。In The Outsiders, the dying Johnny urges Ponyboy to stay gold, a reminder to preserve his innocence.在《局外人》中，垂死的约翰尼敦促波尼博伊保持纯真，以提醒他保留自己的纯真。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象船靠岸后抛锚 stay（停留）不动，桅杆上的支索（stay）也拉紧支撑着船——记住‘停留’和‘支撑’。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：旅行住宿、日常对话、书面通知 stay 表示“停留、逗留”时属于中性通用词，通常在日常口语和正式书面语中都可以使用；在旅行、住宿等场景比较常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with 'stay' /steɪ/: they share the final /eɪ/ sound and are spelled with '-ay'. Watch out: 'stair' /stɛər/ looks similar but has a different vowel, and 'state' /steɪt/ has an extra /t/, so neither rhymes with 'stay'.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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