stay可用作及物动词和不及物动词，也可作系动词，有停留，停止，继续处于某种状态等含义；作名词时有逗留，延期，忍耐等含义。
扩展资料
stay的'用法
1.用作不及物动词
I stayed to see what would happen.
我留下来看进一步的发展。
She stayed to take care of her mother.
她留下来照料她母亲。
2.用作系动词
She is my girl and she stays my girl, understand?
她永远是我的女儿,明白吗?
He stayed a bachelor.
他不结婚。
3.用作及物动词
Youd better stay the weekend.
你最好留下来过周末。
He stayed the work and had the machinery removed.
他把工作停下来,让人把机器搬掉。
4.用作名词
We only intend to make a short stay here.
我们只想在这儿作短暂的逗留。
