| 单词 |
stay |
| 例句 |
stay verb | noun
1 verb 1.•he stayed where he was:remain (behind), stay behind, stay put | wait, linger, stick, be left, hold on, hang on, lodge | informal hang around | archaic bide, tarry. ANT leave. 2.•they won't stay hidden:continue (to be), remain, keep, persist in being, carry on being, go on being. 3.•our aunt is staying with us:visit, spend time, put up, stop (off/over) | lodge, room, board, have rooms, be housed, be accommodated, be quartered, be billeted, vacation | formal sojourn | archaic bide. 4.•legal proceedings were stayed:postpone, put off, delay, defer, put back, hold over/off | adjourn, suspend, prorogue, put over, table, lay on the table, take a rain check on | Law continue | informal put on ice, put on the back burner. ANT advance. 5.literary •we must stay the enemy's advance:delay, slow down/up, hold back/up, set back, keep back, put back, put a brake on, retard | hinder, hamper, obstruct, inhibit, impede, curb, check, restrain, restrict, arrest | informal throw a (monkey) wrench in the works of. ANT promote.▶noun 1.•a stay at a hotel:visit, stop, stop-off, stopover, overnight, break, vacation | formal sojourn. 2.•a stay of judgment:postponement, putting off, delay, deferment, deferral, putting back | adjournment, suspension, prorogation, tabling.
2 noun •the stays holding up the mast:strut, wire, brace, tether, guy, prop, rod, support, truss | Nautical shroud.▶verb •her masts were well stayed:brace, tether, strut, wire, guy, prop, support, truss. |
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