本句的基本句型为"Can you stay for...?"，表示“邀请对方留下来参加某项活动”。 例："Can you stay for the tea party?"(你能留下来参加茶会吗?)及"Can you stay for the night?"(你能留下来过夜吗?)。

　　A: It's almost 6:00. I'd better be going.

　　甲：快六点钟了。我该走了。

　　B: Can you stay for dinner? We'd love to have you join us.

　　乙：你能留下来吃晚餐吗?我们希望你能加入。

　　A: It's really nice of you. Thanks!

　　甲：你们真好。谢谢!

　　类似用语

　　Can you join us for dinner? 你能与我们共进晚餐吗?

　　How about having dinner with us? 与我们共进晚餐如何?

　　Why don't you join us for dinner? 何不与我们共进晚餐呢?

　　百宝箱

　　上列对话中，"We'd love to..." 是由"We would love to..." 缩写而来，其意与"We would like to..."相近，均表示“我们想要……”，但"We like/love to..." 则表示“我们喜欢……”。

　　We'd like/love to go to the movies. (我们想要去看电影。)

　　We like/love to go to the movies. (我们喜欢去看电影。)