stay with
stay with — 片語動詞
- stay withbase form
- stays with3rd person singular
- staying with-ing form
- stayed withpast simple
1. if a memory, idea, or feeling stays with you, you keep thinking about it for a l
縈繞心頭
記憶或感受長久留存並影響你
if a memory, idea, or feeling stays with you, you keep thinking about it for a long time and it shapes how you act later.
The smell of his grandmother's kitchen stayed with Obi for the rest of his life.
他祖母廚房的氣味縈繞在 Obi 心頭，伴隨他一生。
subject is a memory or sensory impression
That teacher's advice about kindness has stayed with Valentina ever since.
那位老師關於善良的建議，從此一直留在 Valentina 心中。
present perfect for a lasting influence
The fear from the car crash stayed with Caleb for many years.
那場車禍帶來的恐懼困擾了 Caleb 許多年。
Some childhood songs stay with us long after we forget why we loved them.
有些童年的歌會一直留在我們心裡，即使早已忘了當初為何喜歡。
The image of the burning forest stayed with Devika and changed how she farmed.
森林大火的畫面一直縈繞在 Devika 心頭，也改變了她耕作的方式。
- fade
the opposite: the memory weakens and disappears
文法句型
stay with + someone
用法筆記
Subject is usually an abstract thing such as a memory, smell, song, or piece of advice — not a person. Distinguish from sense 2, where the subject is a person who keeps doing something.
2. to carry on using one method, plan, or thing instead of changing to a different
繼續沿用
繼續用原本的方法或東西，不更換
to carry on using one method, plan, or thing instead of changing to a different one.
The coach told Ilan to stay with his first plan and not panic.
教練要 Ilan 沿用原本的計畫，不要慌。
object is a plan or method
Many farmers stay with the seeds their parents used because they trust them.
許多農夫繼續用父母用過的種子，因為他們信得過。
Élise decided to stay with her old phone instead of buying the new model.
Élise 決定繼續用舊手機，而不買新款。
The bank stayed with its low fees while other banks raised theirs.
在其他銀行調高費用時，這家銀行仍維持原本的低收費。
If a recipe works well, Defne tends to stay with it for years.
只要食譜好用，Defne 往往會沿用好幾年。
- stick with
near-synonym; slightly more informal
- keep to
more about following a fixed rule or route
- switch
the opposite: change to a different thing
文法句型
stay with + something
用法筆記
Object is something you could change but choose to keep (a plan, brand, method, tool). Often contrasted with switching to something newer.
常見錯誤
3. to move forward or improve at the same speed as someone else, so that they canno
跟上；並進
和別人保持同樣速度，不被拉開
to move forward or improve at the same speed as someone else, so that they cannot pull ahead of you.
Rin managed to stay with the leaders for the first ten kilometres of the race.
比賽前十公里，Rin 都緊跟著領先群。
stay with someone in a race or competition
The young horse stayed with the older one until the final turn.
那匹小馬一直跟著年長的馬，直到最後一個彎道。
Christopher worked hard to stay with the top students in his maths class.
Christopher 努力跟上數學課裡成績最好的那群同學。
For three laps the small car stayed with the faster ones around the track.
有三圈的時間，那輛小車都緊跟著賽道上速度更快的車。
Apinya trained every morning so she could stay with her cycling team on long climbs.
Apinya 每天早上訓練，好在長坡上跟得上她的自行車隊。
- keep up with
very close in meaning; slightly more everyday
- match
focuses on equal level rather than the ongoing effort
- fall behind
the opposite: drop back and lose pace
文法句型
stay with + someone
用法筆記
Common in sport and competition contexts. The implied effort is to avoid being left behind; it does not mean you overtake the other person.