stay 在这句话中的意思跟作用?或者stay about 是个词组?

题目

stay 在这句话中的意思跟作用?或者stay about 是个词组?
The councilwoman tells Tshombe and Joe how they can stay informed about community issues.What does she say?

答案

stay在这里的作用和keep类似,表示“持续,保持”,和about没有关系,about联系的是后面的“community issues”,表示“与community issues相关的信息”