stays

stay /stei/
  • danh từ
    • (hàng hải) dây néo (cột buồm...)
    • in stays
      • đang trở buồm
    • to miss stays
      • không lợi dụng được chiều gió
  • ngoại động từ
    • (hàng hải) néo (cột buồm) bằng dây
    • lái theo hướng gió
    • danh từ
      • sự trở lại, sự lưu lại
        • to make a long stay in Hanoi: lưu lại lâu ở Hà nội
      • sự đình lại, sự hoãn lại
        • stay of execution: sự hoãn thi hành (một bản án)
      • sự ngăn cản, sự trở ngại
        • a stay upon his activity: một trở ngại cho hoạt động của anh ta
      • sự chịu đựng; khả năng chịu đựng; sự bền bỉ, sự dẻo dai
      • chỗ nương tựa, cái chống đỡ
        • to be the stay of someone's old age: là chỗ nương tựa của ai lúc tuổi già
      • (số nhiều) (như) corset
      • ngoại động từ
        • chặn, ngăn chặn
          • to stay the hands of imperialism: chặn bàn tay của chủ nghĩa đế quốc
        • đình lại, hoãn lại
        • chống đỡ
        • nội động từ
          • ở lại, lưu lại
            • to stay at home: ở nhà
            • to stay to dinner: ở lại ăn cơm
          • ((thường) lời mệnh lệnh) ngừng lại, dừng lại
            • get him to stay a minute: bảo anh ta dừng lại một tí
          • chịu đựng, dẻo dai (trong cuộc đua...)
          • to stay away
            • không đến, văng mặt
          • to stay in
            • không ra ngoài
          • to stay on
            • lưu lại thêm một thời gian nữa
          • to stay out
            • ở ngoài, không về nhà
          • ở lại cho đến hết (cuộc biểu diễn...)
          • to stay up late
            • thức khuya
          • to stay one's stomach
            • (xem) stomach
          • this has come to stay
            • cái này có thể coi là vĩnh viễn

        Xem thêm: corset, girdle, arrest, check, halt, hitch, stop, stoppage, remain, rest, stick, stick around, stay put, bide, abide, stay on, continue, remain, detain, delay, persist, remain, last out, ride out, outride, quell, appease



        stays

        Từ điển WordNet

          n.

        • a woman's close-fitting foundation garment; corset, girdle

          n.

        • continuing or remaining in a place or state

          they had a nice stay in Paris

          a lengthy hospital stay

          a four-month stay in bankruptcy court

        • a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted

          the Supreme Court has the power to stay an injunction pending an appeal to the whole Court

        • the state of inactivity following an interruption; arrest, check, halt, hitch, stop, stoppage

          the negotiations were in arrest

          held them in check

          during the halt he got some lunch

          the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow

          he spent the entire stop in his seat

        • (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar
        • a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)

          v.

        • stay the same; remain in a certain state; remain, rest

          The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it

          rest assured

          stay alone

          He remained unmoved by her tears

          The bad weather continued for another week

        • stay put (in a certain place); stick, stick around, stay put

          We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati

          Stay put in the corner here!

          Stick around and you will learn something!

        • dwell; bide, abide

          You can stay with me while you are in town

          stay a bit longer--the day is still young

        • continue in a place, position, or situation; stay on, continue, remain

          After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser

          Stay with me, please

          despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year

          She continued as deputy mayor for another year

        • remain behind

          I had to stay at home and watch the children

        • stop or halt; detain, delay

          Please stay the bloodshed!

        • stay behind; persist, remain

          The smell stayed in the room

          The hostility remained long after they made up

        • hang on during a trial of endurance; last out, ride out, outride

          ride out the storm

        • stop a judicial process

          The judge stayed the execution order

        • fasten with stays
        • overcome or allay; quell, appease

          quell my hunger


        English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

        stays|stayed|staying
        syn.: continue delay detain dwell endure hold up inhabit last live occupy persist remain reside retard stop

        ant.: go