Live与stay的用法区别

Live和stay都是动词，用法比较简单，都表示驻留某地。

Live时长期驻留某地，可以时永久居民，而stay是短期的暂时居住。

Live: You have a home in a place you live (long time)

Stay: You are in a place for a while as a guest.

例如：
I live in London.

I'm staying at the Crown Hotel.

可以对比下列句子：

Where do you live?

你住在哪里？
When I was younger I lived in Scotland, but now I am living in Germany.

我年轻时住在苏格兰，现在住在德国。

Where did you stay while you were at the conference?

你开会期间住在哪儿？
When I first moved to Scotland I stayed with friends until I found a place to live.

初到苏格兰时，我和朋友暂住，随后我找到了住的地方。

从上面例句可看出Stay的含义比较简单。

Stay做动词

（1）Stay 做不及物动词表示在某种情况下住在某地，意为to spend some time in a place, in a situation, with a person or group。

He stayed in the army for ten years.

（2）保持某个状态to continue to be as specified, as to condition or state

You should stay clean at school.

你要在学校保持干净。

The important thing is to stay calm.

重要的是要保持冷静。

We all have to stay alert.

我们都有保持警觉。

（3）stay做及物动词有停下或阻止、限制的含义（to stop or halt， to hold back, detain, or restrain, as from going further）

Nothing could stay them, and soon their shouts of victory were heard above the roar of the battle.

没有什么能阻挡他们，很快他们胜利的呼声盖过了战斗的轰鸣声。

He stayed his hand before striking the child.

他在打那孩子之前把手停住了。


Live 做动词
( 1 ) Remain alive活着
He is not likely to live through the night.

他可能活不过今晚了。

How long do elephants live?

大象能活多久?

( 2 ) Reside居住
Where do you live?
你住在哪儿？
He lives abroad.
他住在国外。
( 3 ) Survive生存，保持存在
The memory will live in my heart forever.

这个记忆将永驻我心。
Live做形容词，其发音有变化， 与life的元音部分发音一样。
( 1 ) Having life充满生机
There are five live fish.

有五条活鱼。
( 2 ) Actual实际的，不作假的
We saw real live lion.

我们看到了真的活狮子。
( 3 ) Burning燃烧的
Do not touch the live coals.

不要碰燃着的煤炭。
( 4 ) Not yet exploded or lit还没有引爆的
That is a live bomb.

那是一颗未引爆的炸弹。
The soldiers have several rounds of live ammunition.
士兵们有几发实弹。
( 5 ) Of interest or importance at the present time当前很重要互令人感兴趣
Rampant corruption in government offices is very much a live issue.
政府机关中猖獗的腐败是一个活生生的问题。
Live 做副词
( 1 ) Broadcast at the actual performance，Without being edited现场直播
This show is going out live.
这个节目将进行现场直播。
下面给出一些正误的表达方式，以区别live与stay.

✗ I have lived here for 3 hours.

✓ I have stayed here for 3 hours.

✗ My parents stayed in New York since 1980.

✓ My parents lived in New York since 1980.