意味: be in the race to stay

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stay イディオム

if you can't cut it, you can't stay

"if you cannot do the work you will have to leave; shape up or ship out" "When I complained about long days, the foreman said, ""If you can't cut it, you can't stay."""

stay abreast

be aware of developments, stay current, keep pace Can you stay abreast of changes in computer technology?

stay alive

win enough to continue, continue in a series To stay alive, the Leafs must win the next two games.

stay awake

not sleep, be alert I can't stay awake any longer. I can't keep my eyes open.

stay away from

avoid He has been staying away from salty foods for several months now.

stay in line

obey the rules, behave well Stay in line, young man. We expect you to obey orders.

stay put

stay where you are, do not move "He took his dog out of the store and said, ""Sit! Stay put!"""

stay up

not go to sleep, wait up for We stay up until the kids come home - if it isn't too late.

stay behind

remain after other people have left留在后面；留下来不走
Several students stayed behind after the lecture to ask questions．有几个学生课后留下来问问题。

stay in

remain indoors留在家中
I'll stay in to wait for his telephone call．我将留在家中等他的电话。
Let's stay in tonight and read instead of going to a movie．咱们今晚不去看电影，呆在家里看书吧。

stay off

1．continue to be at a distance from保持距离
Tell the children to stay off the road．叫孩子们离开公路远点。
2．avoid避开
The doctor advised him to stay off fattening．医生建议他不要吃高脂肪食物。
You'll have to stay off beer if you really want to lose weight．如果你真想减肥，就不能再喝啤酒了。
3．not go to school，work，etc．不上学；不上班
I don't feel very well．I think I'll stay off tomorrow and have a day in bed．我今天感到不舒服，明天我不去上班了，在床上躺一天。

stay on

prolong one's stay继续呆下去；继续留下去
I'll stay on this evening and help you，if you like．如果你愿意，我今晚留下来帮你。
He is staying on at school for another year．他在学校还要再呆一年。
He came for a week's holiday and stayed on a month．他来度假，假期只有一周，他却住了一个月。

stay out

1．remain away from home不在家
She stayed out last night until four o'clock．她昨夜4点才回家。
2．continue to refuse to work继续拒绝工作
All the workers are staying out until their demands are met．所有工人都拒绝复工，直到满足他们的要求。

stay with

1．live with与…住在一起
Tom is now staying with us．汤姆现在与我们住在一起。
She stayed with her aunt while she was in Shanghai．她在上海时住在她姑妈家里。
2．hold out（a task，a contest，etc．）；last out使…持续下去；使维持下去
We must stay with the task as long as we can．这个任务我们能坚持多久就要坚持多久。
Ted stayed with his homework until it was done．泰德坚持把作业做完。
3．be together with sb．；not leave与…留在一起；不离开
Stay with me until we get out of the crowd．不要分开，跟着我走出人群。
4．continue to listen even though one may be tempted to go away继续听…说下去
Just stay with me a minute longer．I'm sure l can convince you．再听我讲一下，我肯定可以说服你们。

have no staying power

Idiom(s): have no staying power

Theme: WEAKNESS

to lack endurance; not to be able to last.
• Sally can swim fast for a short distance, but she has no staying power.
• That horse can race fairly well, but it has no staying power.

stay in touch

Idiom(s): keep in touch (with someone) AND stay in touch (with someone)

Theme: COMMUNICATION

to remain in friendly communication with someone.
• I try to keep in touch with my cousins.
• All our family tries to stay in touch.

stay after

Idiom(s): keep after someone AND keep at someone; keep on someone; stay after someone

Theme: PERSISTENCE

to remind or nag someone over and over to do something.
• I'll keep after you until you do it!
• Mother stayed after Bill until he did the dishes.
• She kept at him until he dried them and put them away

stay over

spend the night at a person's house
"It takes you so long to take the bus home, so why don't you just stay over?"

stay in|stay

v. phr. To remain at home. The weather was so bad that we decided to stay in all day.

stay out|stay

v. phr. To stay away from home. Her father was very upset because Mary stayed out until 3 A.M. last night.

stay put|put|stay

v. phr. To stay in place; not leave. Harry's father told him to stay put until he came back. The rocks can be glued to the bulletin board to make them stay put. After Grandmother came home from her trip to visit Aunt May, she said she wanted to stay put for a while.

stay up late|late|stay|stay up

v. phr. To not go to bed until very late. Peter has to stay up late these days as he is preparing for his comprehensive exams. See: BURN THE MIDNIGHT OIL.

here to stay

here to stay
Permanent or established, as in I'm afraid the uncertainty about energy costs is here to stay. [First half of 1900s]

stay

stay
In addition to the idioms beginning with stay, also see here to stay; in touch, be; right side, on someone's; should have stood in bed, I; stick with.
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- stay over
- stay put
- stay the course
- stay with
- staying power

stay the course

stay the course
Hold or persevere to the end, as in No, he's not resigning; he's going to stay the course. This metaphoric expression, alluding to a horse running an entire race, was first recorded in 1916.

staying power

staying power
The ability to endure or last, as in I'm not sure that this young novelist will have staying power, or Our candidate definitely has staying power. This expression comes from racing, where it means “the strength to maintain speed through a race.” [Second half of 1800s]

More Idioms/Phrases

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