bay

noun

/beɪ/

Idioms

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[countable] a part of the sea, or of a large lake, partly surrounded by a wide curve of the land（海或湖的）湾
- the Bay of Bengal孟加拉湾
- Hudson Bay哈得孙湾
- a magnificent view across the bay海湾一带的壮观景象
- apartments overlooking the bay俯瞰海湾的公寓
Topics Geographyc1
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- sheltered
- shallow
- sandy
- …
verb + bay
- overlook
preposition
- across the bay
[countable] a marked section of ground either inside or outside a building, for example for a vehicle to park in, for storing things, etc.分隔间（户外或室内的，用以停放车辆、存放货物等）
- a parking/loading bay停车位；装货区
- Put the equipment in No 3 bay.把设备放在 3 号仓房。
see also sickbay
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- cargo
- docking
- hangar
- …
[countable] a curved area of a room or building that sticks out from the rest of the building（建筑物的）突出结构
[countable] a horse of a dark brown colour深棕色马；栗色马
- He was riding a big bay.他骑着一匹高大的栗色马。
[countable] a deep noise, especially the noise made by dogs when hunting（尤指猎犬捕猎时的）低沉吠声
(also bay tree)
[countable] a small tree with dark green leaves with a sweet smell that are used in cooking月桂树，甜月桂（叶子可作香料）
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[uncountable] the leaves of the bay tree, used in cooking as a herb月桂（用作香料）
Topics Foodc2

词源noun sense 1 late Middle English: from Old French baie, from Old Spanish bahia, of unknown origin. noun senses 2 to 3 late Middle English: from Old French baie, from baer ‘to gape’, from medieval Latin batare, of unknown origin. noun sense 4 Middle English: from Old French bai, from Latin badius.

Idioms

at bay

when an animal that is being hunted is at bay, it must turn and face the dogs and hunters because it is impossible to escape from them（猎物）被围困，被迫作困兽之斗

hold/keep somebody/something at bay

to prevent an enemy from coming close or a problem from having a bad effect不让（敌人）接近；防止（问题）恶化 synonym ward off
- I'm trying to keep my creditors at bay.我在竭力避开债主。
- Charlotte bit her lip to hold the tears at bay.夏洛特咬住嘴唇不让眼泪流出来。

bay

verb

/beɪ/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they bay	/beɪ/ /beɪ/
he / she / it bays	/beɪz/ /beɪz/
past simple bayed	/beɪd/ /beɪd/
past participle bayed	/beɪd/ /beɪd/
-ing form baying	/ˈbeɪɪŋ/ /ˈbeɪɪŋ/

[intransitive] (of a dog or wolf狗或狼) to make a long deep sound, especially while hunting（尤指捕猎时）发出长嗥，低沉地吠叫 synonym howl
- a pack of baying hounds一群不断吠叫着的猎犬
[intransitive] bay (for something) (usually used in the progressive tenses通常用于进行时) to demand something in a loud and angry way厉声强要
- The referee's decision left the crowd baying for blood (= threatening violence towards him).裁判的裁决引起群众怒吼着要暴力相向。

词源verb Middle English (as a noun): from Old French (a)bai (noun), (a)baiier (verb) ‘to bark’, of imitative origin.