stay是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为vi. 逗留； 保持vt. 停止， 延缓n. 逗留， 停留，这个词在很多英文原版小说中怎么应用呢，今天小编就带您了解一下。
在辛克莱·刘易斯的《阿罗史密斯》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- He saw to it that the lovers should not have a chance for a good-night kiss; and until Mr. Tozer called down the hall, at seven minutes after ten, "You going to stay up and chew the rag the whole blessed night, Bert?"
-- At breakfast they all hoped that Martin would stay one more night in their home--plenty of room.
-- I'll admit, without any argument, I can't support her yet, if I stay in the University.
在费奥多尔·陀思妥耶夫斯基的《罪与罚》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- He was so weary after a whole month of concentrated wretchedness and gloomy excitement that he longed to rest, if only for a moment, in some other world, whatever it might be; and, in spite of the filthiness of the surroundings, he was glad now to stay in the tavern.
-- 'Stay a minute, you sweep!You are a perfect madman.
-- Koch, like an ass, did not stay at the door; so the mur-derer popped out and ran down, too; for he had no other way of escape.
-- 'I will stay with him,' cried Razumihin, 'I won't leave him for a moment.
-- 'I will stay somewhere here 芒聙娄 escort Dounia home.'
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《大卫科波菲尔》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- She's going to stay for a fortnight with Mrs. Grayper.
-- Andwhenever Mrs. Gummidge was overcome in a similar mannerduring the remainder of our stay (which happened some fewtimes), he always said the same thing in extenuation of thecircumstance, and always with the tenderest commiseration.
-- I gathered from what they said, that an eldersister of his was coming to stay with them, and that she wasexpected that evening.
-- I'll stay with you till I am a cross cranky old woman.
-- We did not stay there, after dinner, but came upstairs into thedrawing-room again; in one snug corner of which, Agnes setglasses for her father, and a decanter of port wine.
在简·奥斯汀的《爱玛》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'It is unfortunate that they cannot stay longer but it seems a case of necessity.
-- I think, Emma, I shall try and persuade her to stay longer with us.
-- She and the children might stay very well.'
-- Isabella cannot bear to stay behind her husband.'
-- The coming of her sister's family was so very near at hand, that first in anticipation, and then in reality, it became henceforth her prime object of interest; and dur-ing the ten days of their stay at Hartfield it was not to be expected she did not herself expect that any thing be-yond occasional, fortuitous assistance could be afforded by her to the lovers.
在托马斯·哈代的《远离尘嚣》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Laban Tall, you'll stay on working for me?"
-- "Well, Laban, will you stay on?"
-- "I told you never to allude to him, nor shall you if you stay with me.
-- "Gabriel, will you stay on with me?"
-- "And I would rather have curses from you than kisses from any other woman; so I'll stay here."
在巴尔扎克的《高老头》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- he cried pettishly, "just stay a moment, dear; you know very well that----" "I am coming back in a minute," she interrupted; "I have a commission for Maxime to execute, and I want to tell him about it."
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