相當於
be
動詞
，後跟adj，表示維持壹種狀態，比如：keep
calm
keep
還可以跟n.
表示保留收藏什麽東西，比如：keep
this
book
而
stay
後跟
副詞，介詞短語情況比較多。比如stay
here，stay
overnight
2.stay、remain和keep辨析
1．表示“繼續呆在某處”時，應該用不及物動詞remain或stay，例如：
Shall
I
go
or
stay?
Stay
indoors
for
a
few
days
until
you
recover
from
your
cold.
He
remained
in
his
seat
after
all
the
other
students
had
gone
home.
2．表示“暫住、短期停留”時，只能用不及物動詞stay。例如：
He
is
staying
at
Hilton
Hotel.
My
mother-in-law
stayed
with
us
this
week
when
she
visited
us.
3．表示“殘留、剩下”時，只能用不及物動詞remain，例如：
Not
much
of
the
house
remained
after
the
fire.
Of
the
seven
brothers,
only
four
now
remain;
the
rest
are
dead.
4．表示“繼續保持或處於某種狀態”時，應視具體情況在上述動詞中進行選擇：
(1)表示“繼續保持或處於原來的狀態”時，可用remain或stay，例如：
Three
of
them
remained
single.Shops
should
remain
open
till
later
in
the
evening.
The
door
stayed
closed.But
the
police
themselves
prefer
to
stay
unarmed.
(2)表示“需要設法才能保持或處於某種狀態”時，應用keep，例如：
She
knew
she
must
keep
calm.
I
wish
those
children
would
keep
quiet.
Although
they
have
many
difficulties,
they
keep
happy.
Paul
managed
to
keep
awake
by
drinking
lots
of
strong
black
coffee.
(3)表示“使某人或某物保持某種狀態”時，只能用及物動詞keep，例如：
She
had
kept
him
waiting
twenty
minutes
on
this
occasion.
Why
do
you
always
keep
your
windows
closed?