| 单词 | bay |
| 释义 | Related topics: Nature, Geography, Plants, Animals, Horsesbay1 /beɪ/ ●●○ noun [countable] 1 sea 大海DNSG a part of the sea that is partly enclosed by a curve in the land 湾，海湾 a house with a view across the bay 能看到海湾全景的一幢房子 Montego Bay 蒙特哥湾2 keep/hold something at bay PREVENTto prevent something dangerous or unpleasant from happening or from coming too close 阻止某事发生；使某物不能接近 A thick wall keeps the noise at bay. 一道厚实的墙挡住了声音。3 area 地区PART an area within a large room or just outside a building that is used for a particular purpose 〔大房间里面或建筑物外面的〕专用空间 a storage bay 储藏室 loading bay 装货区4 for cargo 装货的地方TTR the part of a ship or plane where things are stored 〔船或飞机上的〕货舱 the cargo bay 货舱5. tree 树 (also bay tree)HBP a tree that has leaves that smell sweet and are often used in cooking 月桂树6. horse 马HBADSH a horse that is a reddish brown colour 红棕马，栗色马Examples from the Corpusbay• In a bay where the two arms of the L joined was an open vintage car.• He kept his disease at bay, changed his diet and actually got bigger and stronger.• But I have to keep the reality and the horror at bay.• the space shuttle's cargo bay• The old-fashioned three-bay barn - the centre bay with doors each end for loading - has much in its favour.• the San Francisco Bay• a loading bay• Each truck would drive into the bay beside the tower, replacing a truck that had just been emptied of its load.• And then the floor of the bay was rushing up towards them.• The east shore of the bay had no airport landing strip, no railhead, no long-distance bus terminal.• sailboats on the bayRelated topics: Animals, Colours & soundsbay2 verb [intransitive] 1 HBACif a dog bays, it makes a long high noise, especially when it is chasing something 〔尤指猎犬〕狂吠，长嚎 SYN howl dogs baying at the moon 对着月亮狂吠的狗2 ASK FOR something/ASK somebody TO DO somethingto make strong demands to get answers to questions or force someone to give you something 强烈要求bay for Reporters began baying for the president’s blood (=demanding that he be punished). 记者开始大声疾呼，要求给予总统惩罚。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusbay• Then it bayed and Jim was stricken with terror.• Provoked beyond control, Satan bayed in fury and launched himself at his tormentor's face.• He just crouches on the corner at lunchtime and occasionally bays, like a wolf or coyote.• There they were shown into a room, leaving the press-hounds baying outside.• Hark! her hounds are baying through the town.bay for• It was a room full of young, educated men baying for money on the bond market.Related topics: Animalsbay3 adjective HBAa bay horse is reddish brown in colour 〔马〕红棕色的，栗色的Examples from the Corpusbay• Beador had lent her a magnificent five-year-old mealy bay gelding, called Fontana.• Remove bay leaf and serve over rice.• I forgot to say take out the bay leaf before it sets.• Add lentils, thyme, and bay leaf.• Remove bay leaves and adjust seasonings before serving.• Add the thyme, bay leaves, potatoes and juniper with the sausages.• Skim off excess fat from pan, and add shallots, juniper berries, and bay leaves.• The stonework around the bay windows was crumbling and the upper front bay had developed a distinct list.Origin bay1 1. (1300-1400) Old French baie, from Old Spanish bahia2. (1500-1600) bay “condition of a hunted animal that is trapped and has to turn around” ((14-17 centuries)), from Old French abai, from abaiier; → BAY23. (1300-1400) Old French baee “opening”, from baer “to have the mouth wide open”4. (1300-1400) Old French baie “berry”, from Latin baca5. (1500-1600) → BAY3 bay2 (1200-1300) Old French abaiier, from the sound bay3 (1300-1400) Old French bai, from Latin badiusbay1 nounbay2 verbbay3 adjectiveChinese a partly that is of sea the part Corpus |
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