stay

vt.
1. hold,prop,support,prevent from falling 抓住，支撑，支持。
△R.III.1.4.18:“Methought that Gloucesterstumbled,and in falling / Struck me,that thought tostay him,overboard，”葛罗斯特仿佛 一失足，我想去抓住他，但他在跌倒时打了我 一下，把我打下船去。
2. help to stand upright,steady,prevent from falling帮助站直，使坚定，阻止…跌倒。
△R.III. 3. 7. 95(96):“Twoprops of virtue for a Christian Prince,/ To stay himfrom the fall of vanity；”一位信奉基督的君主的两根贤德的支柱，可以帮助他坚定起来，不致因虚荣而堕落。
3. restrain,make to stay,keep (in) 限制，使停留，使留（在内）。
△H. VIII.1.1.4:“An untimely ague / Stayed mea prisoner in my chamber”，一场不合时宜的疟疾使我像囚犯一样困居在自己的房间里。
4. restrain,hold back,keep back 限制，扣住，扣下。
△2H.VI.3.1.105:“And,being Protector,stayed thesoldiers’ pay；”你作为摄政王，扣住士兵的饷银。
5. keep 抑制。
△Shr. Ind.1.134:“stay themselvesfrom laughter，”努力禁住不笑。
6. suffer to remain,keep here 让留下，把…留 下来。
△ As.1.3.70 (67): “Ay,Celia,we stayed her foryour sake.”唉，西莉娅，我只是为了你才让她留下来。
7. detain 拘留。
△Rom.5. 3.187:“Stay the friar too.”把这个修道士也扣起来。
△Shr. 4.2.83: “Your ships arestaved at Venice”，你们的船只被扣留在威尼斯。
△As.1.1.8:“stays me here at home unkept；”把我关在家里，不管不顾。
8. hinder,prevent 阻止，制止。
△Mer.3.2.24: “Tostay you from election.”不放你马上就去挑选。
△ Ham.4.5.135(137): “Who shall stay you?”谁又想阻止你呢？
△Rom.5.2.12: “So that my speed to Mantua therewas stayed.”因此我的曼陀之行便受阻了。
△2H.IV.4.1.123(121): “Then,then,when there was nothing could(i.e. that could) have stayed /My father from the breast of Bolingbroke，”那时，那时，什么都拦不住我的父亲一枪刺中波林布洛克的胸膛。
9. hold back,stop拦住，使停下。
△Ado.3.3.80(75):“If you meet the Prince in the night,you may stay him.”如果你在夜间遇见亲王，也可以叫他站住。
△Ado.4.1.288(283):“You have stayed me in a happy hour(i.e. at just the right moment,opportunely)，”你拦住我说话，正是时候。
△As.1.1.141(132):“either you might stay him from his intendment，”您或者劝阻他打断他的念头。
△2H.IV.4.3.78(72):“Retreat is made and execution stayed.”已经命令收兵，停止追杀。
△1H.VI.1.5.2: “Our English troops retire,I cannot stay them；”我们英国的军队退下来，我阻止不了他们。
△2H.VI.3.2.136:“O Thou that judgest all things(i.e. God),stay my thoughts,/My thoughts that labour to persuade my soul / Some violent hands were laid on Humphrey's life!”啊，裁判万事的主啊，请阻止我的思想吧，我这些思想竭力使自己内心相信有什么强暴的手害了亨弗雷的性命！
△1H.VI.1.2.104:“Stay,stay thy hands!”停，住手！
10. put an end to结束。
△3H.VI.2.5.95:“O that my death would stay these ruthful deeds!”啊，但愿我能一死以结束这些可悲的行为！
11. stop,bring to a standstill 使停止，使停止活动。
△Rom.2.3.26: “Being tasted,stays all senses with the heart.” i.e.brings the heart to a standstill,and with it all the senses. 口尝一下，便能麻痹人的心脏五官。
12. keep waiting使等待，耽搁。
△Shr.4.4.30:“to stay him not too long”，不致把他的事耽搁得太久。
13. delay耽搁，延迟。
△Rom.5.3.250: “But he which bore my letter,Friar John,/ Was stayed by accident，”但是为我送信的，约翰长老，因为意外的事被耽搁了。
△H.VIII.3.2.33: “To stay the judgement o’ the divorce:” i.e. To delay the proceedings of the divorce.对于这个离婚案推迟判决。
14. await,wait for等待，等候。
△Mid.5.1.261(255):“we must stay the time.”我们还得耐心等着。
△L.L.L.2.1.191(193):“stay thanksgiving”，i.e. wait for giving you thanks. 待在这儿向你表示道谢。
△L.L.L.4.2.149(142):“Stay not thy compliment，” i.e.do not take time for a polite leave-taking. 不必多礼。
△Shr.3.2.220(217):“ he shall stay my leisure.” 他得听我的。
△Shr.4.3.59: “stays thy leisure”，i.e.awaits yourpleasure. 听候你的吩咐。
△As.3.2. 222(210): “Let mestay the growth of his beard,if thou delay me not theknowledge of his chin.”要是你告诉我他的下巴是怎么一个样子(意即：他是怎么样的一个人)，我愿等着他的胡子慢慢地长。
△ Rom.2.5.36: “and I'll stay the circumstance.”i.e.I'll wait for the details. 然后我再等着听详细情节。
△Rom.4.5.150(145): “Come,we'll in here,tarryfor the mourners,and stay dinner.”来，我们进去，为吊丧的人再待一会儿，等着再吃他一顿饭。
△Ham.5.2.24:“No, not to stay the grinding of the axe,/ My head should be struck off.”务必不用等斧头再磨快一点，就把我立即斩首。
△2H.IV.1.1.48:“Staying no longer question.”不再等着跟我谈话。
15. stand,abide,undergo经受，容忍，遭受。
△Rom.1.1.218 (212): “She will not stay the siege of loving terms.”她不受甜言蜜语的包围。
16.❶wait for等待。
△ Gent. 2. 2. 13: “My father stays my coming.”我的父亲在等着我来呢。
❷detain使停留。
△Gent.2.2.15:“That tide will stay me longerthan I should.”那泪潮会使我在此停留过久。(按：stay一词在上下文中双关。)
～ vi.
1.stand,stand still站，站住不动。
△H.VIII.2.1.53:“Stay there,sir,/ And see the noble ruined man youspeak of.”站在那儿，先生，请看你所说的那位高贵的、被暗害的人吧。
△Oth. 2. 1. 152: “She that being angered,herrevenge being nigh,/ Bade her wrong stay,and herdispleasure fly；”她受了气恼，报复也很容易，却有仇不报，自己先打消了委屈。
2. stop,cease 停下来，停止。
△Rom.4.3.58 (57):“Stay,Tybalt,stay!”站住，悌暴，站住！
△H.V.3.2.3:“Pray thee,corporal,stay.”班长，请你停一停。(按：cor-poral应为lieutenant，因巴道夫是中尉。)
△1H.VI.3.1.103:“Stay,stay,I say!”停，停，我说！
△3H.VI.4.3.27:“Stay,or thou diest!”停下，不然就叫你死！
3. stop,end停止，结束。
△2H.VI.2.4.77(76): “And'tplease your Grace,here my commission stays；”启禀殿下，我的任务就到此结束。
4. tarry,delay逗留，耽搁。
△Rom.5.3.158:“Stay notto question，”不要耽误时间盘问我。
△2H.VI.3.1.94:“Pardon,my liege,that I have stayed so long.”请宽恕吧，我的主上，我耽搁得太久了。
△2H.VI.3.1.297:“I rath-er would have lost my life betimes / Than bring a bur-den of dishonour home / By staying there so long tillall were lost.”我倒宁愿英年丧命，也不愿泡在那里那么久，等到一切全完了，再把耻辱的重担带回国内。
△3H.VI.3.3.40:“The more we stay the stronger grows our foe.”我们愈迟延，我们的敌人就变得愈强大。
△3H.VI.3.3.251:“Why stay we now?”我们为什么还要迟延？
△3H.VI.4.5 .24: “But wherefore stay we? 'Tis no time to talk.”但我们为什么要迟延？ 这不是谈话的时候。
5. rest or dwell lovingly,linger深情地停留，逗留，徘徊
△Tw.2.4.23: “My life upon't,young though thouart,thine eye / Hath stayed upon some favour that itloves.”i.e. has rested lovingly on some face that itloves. 我拿性命打赌，你虽然年轻，你的眼睛曾经在你所爱的人脸上流连过。
6. wait等待。
△L.L.L.5.2.843(835):“I'll stay withpatience,but the time is long.”我要耐心等待，但这时间太长。
△Shr.5.1.97(95): “Stay,officer.”差官，且慢。
△L.L.L.4.3.77(75):“Company! Stay.”有人来了！ 且慢。
△Wiv.1.1.213 (206): “Come,coz; come. coz;we stay for you.”来，外甥；来，外甥；我们等着你呢。
△Wiv.3.1.94(92): “stay for him”. 等候着他。
△Mid.1.1.168: “There will I stay for thee.” 我将在那里等你。
△Rom.1.3.105(103): “Juliet,the County stays.”朱丽叶，伯爵在等着。
△Rom.2.4.201(187): “And stay,good nurse”. 等一等，好奶妈。
△Rom.2.5.20: “Peter,stay at the gate.”彼得，到门口去等着。
△Rom.2.5.29:“Jesu,what haste?Can you not stay awhile?” 耶稣，忙什么？ 你不能等一下吗？
△Rom.3.1.132(126): “forMercutio's soul / Is but a little way above our heads,/Staying for thine to keep him company.”因为墨故求的灵魂还在我们头上不远，正等着你去陪伴他。
△Rom. 3. 3. 74(75): “Stay awhile!” i.e. Wait a moment! 等一下！
△Ham.1.3.57:“And you are stayed for.”i.e. wai-ted for.人家正在等着你。
△3H.VI.4.1.4:“Alas,youknow,'tis far from hence to France; / How could he stay till Warwick made return?”哎呀，你知道，从这里到法国很远；他怎么能等到沃里克回来？
7. be waiting 在等待。
△ Ham.3.3.95: “My motherstays，” i. e. My mother is waiting. 我的母亲正在等着。
8. stand one’s ground,stand firm 坚守阵地，屹然挺立。
△3H.VI.2.1.187: “Ne’er may he live to see a sun-shine day / That cries ‘Retire!’，if Warwick bid himstay.”当沃里克命令坚守阵地，谁要叫一声“退却”，他就永远别想再看到阳光灿烂的日子。
9. ❶ delay 迟延。
❷ support 支持。
△3H.VI.3.3.41:“The more I stay the more I’ll succour thee.”我愈迟延(双关：支持)，我对你的援助就愈多。
Phrases:
stay for: wait for 等待。
△Mer.2.6.48:“And we arestayed for at Bassanio’s feast.”并且巴萨尼欧的宴会还在等着我们。
stay on: ❶ make a stand on,i.e.insist upon the ful-fillment of 坚守，坚持履行…
△Mer.4.1.242: “I stayhere on my bond.”我坚持履行我的借约。
❷ wait for,await 等候，等待。
△Rom.1.2.37:“My house and wel-come on their pleasure stay.”i.e. wait for the pleas-ure of their company. 今天寒舍等着欢迎他们。
stay thee: stop 停，且慢。
△3H.VI.3.2.58: “But staythee，’tis the fruits of the love I mean.”但是且慢，我的意思指的是爱情之果。
stay the meat: wait for the meal,wait to dine 等候进餐。
△Oth.4.2.170:“The messengers of Venice staysthe meat.”威尼斯的使者在等候进餐。
stay the odds: ❶ check the quarrelling 止住争吵。
❷prevent an odd number 凑成双数。
△L.L. L.3.1.97(92):“Until the goose came out of door,/And stayedthe odds by adding four.” 出来一个大呆鹅，三加为四讲了和。
stay upon: await 等待。
△Ham.3.2.113(107): “theystay upon your patience.”他们正等候殿下的吩咐。
stay we: let us remain 让我们停留。
△3H.VI.2.1.198:“King Edward,valiant Richard,Montague,/ Stay weno longer，”爱德华王，英勇的理查，蒙太玖，我们不要再停留。stay your leisure: wait until you have time to listen 听候你方便的时候再说吧。
△1H. IV.1.3.257:“Nay,if youhave not,to it again,/ We will stay your leisure.”不，你要是没有说完，尽管说下去吧，我们听候你方便的时候再说。