stay noun a period of staying; a visit 停留;逗留(时间);作客 I enjoyed my stay in Prague.我在布拉格逗留期间过得很开心. an overnight stay 留下过夜 a rope or wire that supports a ship's mast,a pole,etc.(船桅的)支索;(杆子等的)牵索,撑条 Idiom:a stay of execution especially,law a delay in carrying out the order of a court 缓期执行 to grant a stay of execution 准予缓期执行 经过上述很明显stay作名词不能指地方,它更多指的是在时间上的停留.