stay overnight

IPA/stˈeɪ ˌəʊvənˈaɪt/
IPA/stˈeɪ ˌoʊvɚnˈaɪt/

stay overnight — idiom

1. to sleep for a single night at a place that is not your own home

1.慣用語A2
釋義

to sleep for a single night at a place that is not your own home

例句

Sven stayed overnight at his cousin's flat after the concert ended late.

stay overnight + at [place]

The hospital let Trang stay overnight to watch over her father.

let [someone] stay overnight

同義詞
  • sleep over

    more informal; often used for children visiting friends' homes

  • stay the night

    very close in meaning; slightly more common in spoken British English

文法句型

stay overnight + at [place]

stay overnight + with [person]

用法筆記

Used for exactly one night. For longer stays, use 'stay for [number] nights' or 'stay a few days'.

常見錯誤

I stayed overnight for three days.
I stayed for three nights.
💡'overnight' means for a single night only.