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  4. stay behind

stay behind

/steɪ bɪˈhaɪnd/◆短语动词
留下来

She decided to stay behind and clean up after the party.

她决定留下来打扫完派对后的残局。


非正式

指某人在其他人离开后仍然留在原地,通常是为了完成某项任务或照顾某人。

The teacher asked one student to stay behind after class.

老师让一个学生放学后留下来。

He stayed behind to lock the door when everyone else left.

其他人都离开后,他留下来锁门。

这个短语通常用于表示某人主动选择留下,而不是被迫留下。

搭配

stay behind to help留下来帮忙stay behind after class放学后留下来

同义词

remainstay backhang back

反义词

leavego aheaddepart

相关短语

fall behind短语动词
落后
get behind短语动词
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专业提示

使用场景

这个短语通常用于日常对话中,表示某人留下来完成某项任务或照顾某人。

黄金法则

正确使用

确保使用这个短语时,上下文明确表示某人留下来的原因,例如帮忙、锁门等。

词源

这个短语由动词 'stay' 和介词 'behind' 组成,字面意思是 '留在后面',但实际用法更侧重于 '留下来' 的含义。

用法说明

这个短语通常用于口语中,表示某人在其他人离开后留下来。在正式场合,可以用 'remain' 或 'stay back' 来替代。

单词拆解

stay
停留
verb
+
behind
在后面
preposition
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