635　stay和remain

① stay表示“停留，逗留”，常指以客人或参观者身份在某地短暂停留。

We remained in a very good hotel.

We stayed in a very good hotel.

我们下榻在一家很好的旅馆。

② remain表示“剩下，留下”，尤指维持或不改变状态，或即使别人离去，自己仍留下。

A few apples have stayed on the tree. （差）

A few apples have remained on the tree. （优）树上还剩下几只苹果。

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表示持续待在同一地点（尤指家里）时，stay与remain可换用。

I shall stay/remain at home till tomorrow. 我将在家里待到明天为止。

③ stay的常用结构为：

stay+副词或介词短语

stay for sth.

stay up till/until+名词或从句

He stayed late in the school last night. 他昨晚在学校里呆到很晚。

Please stay for supper. 请留下来吃晚饭。

He stayed up until twelve o'clock. 他一直等到12点钟。

④ 作连系动词用时，stay意为“保持（某种状态）”，相当于连系动词keep，后跟形容词作表语。

The shop will stay open till nine o'clock. 这家商店9点钟之前都营业。

The weather stayed bad for a whole week. 坏天气整整持续了一周。

She stays young in her fifties. 她虽已50多岁了，但仍然年轻。