stay可用作及物動詞和不及物動詞，也可作系動詞，有停留，停止，繼續(xù)處于某種狀態(tài)等含義；作名詞時有逗留，延期，忍耐等含義。

　　1.用作不及物動詞

　　I stayed to see what would happen.

　　我留下來看進一步的發(fā)展。

　　She stayed to take care of her mother.

　　她留下來照料她母親。

　　2.用作系動詞

　　She is my girl and she stays my girl, understand?

　　她永遠(yuǎn)是我的女兒,明白嗎?

　　He stayed a bachelor.

　　他不結(jié)婚。

　　3.用作及物動詞

　　You'd better stay the weekend.

　　你最好留下來過周末。

　　He stayed the work and had the machinery removed.

　　他把工作停下來,讓人把機器搬掉。

　　4.用作名詞

　　We only intend to make a short stay here.

　　我們只想在這兒作短暫的逗留。