stay /stei/
Meaning
English definition
- (n.) continuing or remaining in a place or state
- (n.) a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted
- (n.) a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)
Chinese translation
- n. 停留, 逗留, 制止, 延缓, 停止, 支柱, 支撑物, 支索
- vt. 制止, 延缓, 坚持, 支持, 支撑, 用支索固定
- vi. 停留, 逗留, 暂停, 坚持, 中止
Word details
- Part of speech
- verb
- Pronunciation
- /stei/
- Syllables
- 1
- Exam levels
- Middle-school · Gaokao
- Frequency
- Zipf 5.33 · Common
Word forms
stayed, staying, stays
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