bay

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bay1 /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

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bay• 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 bay

Related topics: Animals, Colours & sounds

bay2 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 table

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bay• 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: Animals

bay3 adjective  HBAa bay horse is reddish brown in colour 〔马〕红棕色的，栗色的

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bay• 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 badius

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bay¹ /beɪ/ noun [countable]1.  SEA a part of the sea that is partly enclosed by a curve in the land:
    a house with a view across the bay
    Montego Bay
2. keep/hold something at bay to prevent something dangerous or unpleasant from happening or from coming too close:
    A thick wall keeps the noise at bay.
3.  AREA an area within a large room or just outside a building that is used for a particular purpose:
    a storage bay
    loading bay
4.  FOR CARGO the part of a ship or plane where things are stored:
    the cargo bay
5.  TREE (also bay tree) a tree that has leaves that smell sweet and are often used in cooking
6.  HORSE a horse that is a reddish brown colour
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ the sea especially British English the large area of salty water that covers much of the Earth’s surface: She lives by the sea. | The sea was very rough.
   ▪ the ocean especially American English the large area of salty water that covers much of the Earth’s surface: a house by the ocean | The restaurant had a sweeping view of the ocean.
   ▪ waters a large area of water – used about an area of water that belongs to a particular country, or when describing what the water is like: boats fishing in Canadian waters | British territorial waters | the calm waters of the harbour | dangerous waters | choppy waters (=with a lot of waves)
   ▪ bay an area of sea that is partly enclosed by a curve in the land: I swam across the bay. | the Bay of Biscay
   ▪ gulf a very large area of sea partly enclosed by land: the Gulf of Mexico | oil from the Gulf (=the area of water near Iran, Saudi Arabia etc)
   ▪ tide the regular rising and falling of the level of the sea: Is the tide going out or coming in ? | High tide (=when the sea is at its highest level)is at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. | low tide (=when the sea is at its lowest level) | The rocks are visible at low tide.
   ▪ wave a line of raised water that moves across the surface of the sea: The waves were crashing against the rocks.

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bay² verb [intransitive]1. if a dog bays, it makes a long high noise, especially when it is chasing something
   SYN  howl:
    dogs baying at the moon
2. to make strong demands to get answers to questions or force someone to give you something
    bay for
    Reporters began baying for the president’s blood (=demanding that he be punished).

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bay³ adjectivea bay horse is reddish brown in colour