Stay up
其它 Other不睡觉
📖 牛津释义
stay up
(a) remain awake; not go to bed 醒著; 不去睡
She promised the children they could stay up for their favourite TV programme. 她答应孩子们可以晚点儿睡, 看他们最喜爱的电视节目.
(b) remain in a position where put, built, etc; not fall or sink or be removed 处於原位不动; 不倒; 不沉; 不被移走
I'm surprised some of those cheap houses stay up at all. 那些质量差的房子仍然原封未动, 我感到很惊奇.
My trousers only stay up if I wear a belt. 我这条裤子要是不系皮带就往下掉.
The poster only stayed up a few hours, before it was stolen. 那张海报贴上去没几个小时就让人给偷走了.
🧩 词语组成解析
stay
[ste]
vt.& vi. 停留;停止;坚持;抑制;
vi. 继续处于某种状态;
n. 逗留;延期;倚靠;忍耐;
up
[ʌp]
adv. 在上面，在高处;起床，起来;向上;由低到高;
adj. 向上的;上升的;竖立的，垂直的;举起的;
vt.& vi. 增加;加速;提高;举起，拿起;
prep. 在…的上端;向高处;沿…而去;向…上游;
n. 上升，升高;兴旺，繁荣;上坡;（价格等）上涨;
🗣️ 情景例句
The old couple has already been married for fifty years.
那对老夫妻结婚已经 50 年了。
Let's see who's right.
让我看看谁是对的。
Excuse me, Mr. Hu. Can you look after my watch, please?
劳驾，胡老师，你能帮我保管一下我的手表吗？