bay

noun

1. （海或湖的）湾
   a part of the sea, or of a large lake, partly surrounded by a wide curve of the land
   1. the Bay of Bengal
      孟加拉湾
   2. Hudson Bay
      哈得孙湾
   3. a magnificent view across the bay
      海湾对面的壮观景象
2. 分隔间（户外或室内的，用以停放车辆、存放货物等）
   a marked section of ground either inside or outside a building, for example for a vehicle to park in, for storing things, etc.
   1. a parking/loading bay
      停车位；装货区
   2. Put the equipment in No 3 bay.
      把设备放在3号仓房。
3. （建筑物的）突出结构
   a curved area of a room or building that sticks out from the rest of the building
4. 栗色马
   a horse of a dark brown colour
   1. He was riding a big bay.
      他骑着一匹高大的栗色马。
5. （尤指猎犬捕猎时的）低沉吠声
   a deep noise, especially the noise made by dogs when hunting
6. （尤指猎犬捕猎时的）低沉吠声
   a deep noise, especially the noise made by dogs when hunting
7. 月桂（用作香料）
   a herb used to give flavour to food, made of the leaves of the bay tree

verb

1. （尤指捕猎时）发出长嗥，低沉地吠叫
   to make a long deep sound, especially while hunting
   1. a pack of baying hounds
      一群不断吠叫着正在捕猎的猎犬
2. 厉声强要
   to demand sth in a loud and angry way
   1. 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。

adj.

1. 深棕色的；枣红色的
   dark brown in colour
   1. a bay mare
      一匹枣红色的母马

1. N-COUNT 湾；海湾
   A bay is a part of a coast where the land curves inwards.
   1. ...a short ferry ride across the bay.
      乘渡船横渡海湾的短途旅行
   2. ...the Bay of Bengal.
      孟加拉海湾
   3. ...the San Francisco Bay area.
      旧金山湾地区
2. N-COUNT （建筑物的）开间，隔间
   A bay is a partly enclosed area, inside or outside a building, that is used for a particular purpose.
   1. The animals are herded into a bay, then butchered...
      动物们被赶到一个隔间里，然后进行宰杀。
   2. The car reversed into the loading bay.
      汽车倒入装卸间。
3. N-COUNT （飞机或船只的）货舱，分隔舱
   On an aircraft or ship, a bay is a section that is used for carrying cargo or equipment.
   1. ...in the cargo bays of aircraft.
      在飞机的货舱里
4. （建筑物的）凸出部分；（尤指）飘窗，凸窗
   A bay is an area of a room which extends beyond the main walls of a house, especially an area with a large window at the front of a house.
5. （马）棕红色的
   A bay horse is reddish-brown in colour.
6. VERB 大声疾呼；强烈要求
   If a number of people are baying for something, they are demanding something angrily, usually that someone should be punished.
   1. The referee ignored voices baying for a penalty.
      裁判对要求判罚点球的叫喊声不予理睬。
   2. Opposition politicians have been baying for his blood.
      反对派的政治家们一直呼吁对其严惩。
   3. ...the baying crowd.
      怒吼的人群
7. VERB （犬）连续吠；（狼）连续嚎叫
   If a dog or wolf bays, it makes loud, long cries.
   1. A dog suddenly howled, baying at the moon.
      一只狗突然对着月亮狂吠不止。
8. See also: sick bay
9. PHRASE 使…不能靠近；防止…侵袭
   If you keep something or someone at bay, or hold them at bay, you prevent them from reaching, attacking, or affecting you.
   1. Eating oranges keeps colds at bay...
      吃橘子可以预防感冒。
   2. Prisoners armed with baseball bats used the hostages to hold police at bay.
      手持棒球棒的囚犯们挟持了人质，使警察无法靠近。

1. Liz adjusted her mirror and then edged the car out of its parking bay.
   莉兹调了调后视镜，将车子挪出了停车位。
2. The Cardiff Bay project is attracting many visitors
   加的夫海湾项目吸引了众多游客。
3. The animals are herded into a bay, then butchered
   动物们被赶到一个隔间里，然后进行宰杀。
4. The car reversed into the loading bay.
   汽车倒入装卸间。
5. The referee ignored voices baying for a penalty.
   裁判对要求判罚点球的叫喊声不予理睬。
6. Opposition politicians have been baying for his blood.
   反对派的政治家们一直呼吁对其严惩。
7. A dog suddenly howled, baying at the moon.
   一只狗突然对着月亮狂吠不止。
8. Eating oranges keeps colds at bay
   吃橘子可以预防感冒。
9. Prisoners armed with baseball bats used the hostages to hold police at bay.
   手持棒球棒的囚犯们挟持了人质，使警察无法靠近。
10. Ferries churn the waters of Howe Sound from Langdale to Horseshoe Bay.
    渡船搅起豪湾的海水，从兰代尔驶向霍斯舒湾。
11. A section of the Bay Bridge had collapsed
    海湾大桥有一段垮塌了。
12. The house commanded some splendid views of Delaware Bay.
    从这座房子可以俯瞰到特拉华湾壮丽的景致。
13. He was so happy communing with the dolphin in Dingle Bay
    他在丁格尔湾与海豚交流的时候特别开心。
14. An unspoilt coral reef encloses the bay.
    未遭破坏的珊瑚礁环绕着海湾。
15. You are absolutely correct. The leaves are from a bay tree
    你说得很对，这是月桂树的叶子。
16. A cyclone in the Bay of Bengal is threatening the eastern Indian states.
    发生在孟加拉湾的飓风正威胁着印度东部各邦。
17. The bay glittered in the sunshine
    海湾在阳光下闪闪发光。
18. The room had a great bay window.
    这间房有一扇巨大的凸窗。
19. Time spent at Jumby Bay can be as energetic or as languid as you wish.
    来琼比湾消磨时光，动静皆宜，尽可随心所欲。
20. Yachts peppered the tranquil waters of Botafogo Bay.
    博塔福古湾宁静的水面上挤满了游艇。
21. Marine biologists are calling for Cardigan Bay to be created a marine nature reserve to protect the dolphins.
    海洋生物学家号召将卡迪根湾建成一个海洋自然保护区，以保护那里的海豚。
22. The front bay window is rotten.
    前面的凸窗腐朽了。
23. You'd better go to Sick Bay.
    你最好去趟医务室。
24. The little boat was skimming across the sunlit surface of the bay.
    一叶小舟正轻轻掠过阳光下的海湾。
25. Hamilton Oil announced that it had struck oil in the Liverpool Bay area of the Irish Sea.
    汉密尔顿石油公司宣布其已在爱尔兰海域的利物浦海湾地区开采出石油。
26. The overpowering despair that he'd fought so hard to keep at bay washed through the boy.
    一直极力压制的绝望情绪终于将男孩击垮了。
27. From the hotel window, they could see lights winking on the bay.
    透过宾馆的窗子，他们能看见海湾一带灯光摇曳。
28. My craft zipped across the bay
    我的小艇飞速驶过海湾。
29. The ships in the bay present a beautiful sight.
    海湾内的船舶呈现一派美丽的景象。

  bark bay growl howl snarl yap【导航词义：吠，叫】

  bark v. 吠，叫；发出轰响

〔辨析〕主要指狗、狐、松鼠等吠、叫；除此之外，还可以指人发出短促清脆的轰响。

  bay v. 发出长嗥，连续吠叫

〔辨析〕指狗或狼连续不断地叫，声音低沉，尤指在追捕猎物时狂叫。

  growl v. 狂吠；低吼

〔辨析〕指狗高声吠叫，作此义解时常可与 bark 换用；也可指狗等动物低声吼叫。

  howl v. 嗥叫，狂吠

〔辨析〕指狗或狼长时间地高声叫。

  snarl v. 咆哮

〔辨析〕指狗等动物发怒时从牙齿间低声发出吼叫，常可与 growl 换用。

  yap v. 狂吠，急叫

〔辨析〕指小狗兴奋地吠叫。

  gulf bay bight cove【导航词义：海湾】

  gulf n. 海湾

〔辨析〕指由海岸围成半圆形的一大片海域，一般比 bay 大。

  bay n. 海湾

〔辨析〕指沿弯曲的海岸线形成的宽阔水域，常为港口的所在地。

  bight n. 海湾；河湾；弯曲部分

〔辨析〕指曲线较长的海湾、大河的河湾，或海岸、河岸的弯曲部分。

  cove n. 小海湾

〔辨析〕指有部分陆地屏障的小海湾。

n.

at bay

• （猎物）被围困，被迫作困兽之斗
  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

hold/keep sb/sth at bay

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

noun

1. a horse of a moderate reddish-brown color

2. a small recess opening off a larger room

   Synonym:    alcove

3. a compartment in an aircraft used for some specific purpose
   1. he opened the bomb bay

4. a compartment on a ship between decks
   1. they put him in the sick bay

5. the sound of a hound on the scent

6. an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

   Synonym:    embayment

7. small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cooking

   Synonym:    true laurelbay laurelbay treeLaurus nobilis

verb

1. bark with prolonged noises, of dogs

   Synonym:    quest

2. utter in deep prolonged tones

adj

1. (used of animals especially a horse) of a moderate reddish-brown color