Definition of embay in English:

embay

verb ɛmˈbeɪɪmˈbeɪəmˈbeɪ

[with object]

1(of the wind) force (a boat) into a bay.
（主要指风）迫使（船只）进入海湾
ships were embayed between two headlands
船只都被迫开进了2个陆岬围成的海湾。
2Geology
Enclose (something) in a recess or hollow.
〔主地质〕环抱，围住
Example sentencesExamples
- This landslide material was then embayed by lava when the central caldera was flooded.
- However, the increased abundance of monazite in Zones III, IV and V relative to Zone I and its occurrence in clusters rather than as embayed grains arc suggestive of new growth.
- These landslides were embayed by the lava that flooded the central caldera floor.
- Some quartz phenocrysts are very irregular in form, strongly corroded and embayed, others are idiomorphic with bipyramidal habit.
- The great escarpment is embayed by major valleys, and a belt of mountains lies between it and the coastal plain.
3as adjective embayedFormed into bays.
the embayed island
有海湾的岛屿。

Rhymes

affray, agley, aka, allay, Angers, A-OK, appellation contrôlée, array, assay, astray, au fait, auto-da-fé, away, aweigh, aye, bay, belay, betray, bey, Bombay, Bordet, boulevardier, bouquet, brae, bray, café au lait, Carné, cassoulet, Cathay, chassé, chevet, chez, chiné, clay, convey, Cray, crème brûlée, crudités, cuvée, cy-pres, day, decay, deejay, dégagé, distinguée, downplay, dray, Dufay, Dushanbe, eh, engagé, essay, everyday, faraway, fay, fey, flay, fray, Frey, fromage frais, gainsay, Gaye, Genet, giclee, gilet, glissé, gray, grey, halfway, hay, heigh, hey, hooray, Hubei, Hué, hurray, inveigh, jay, jeunesse dorée, José, Kay, Kaye, Klee, Kray, Lae, lay, lei, Littré, Lough Neagh, lwei, Mae, maguey, Malay, Mallarmé, Mandalay, Marseilles, may, midday, midway, mislay, misplay, Monterrey, Na-Dene, nay, né, née, neigh, Ney, noway, obey, O'Dea, okay, olé, outlay, outplay, outstay, outweigh, oyez, part-way, pay, Pei, per se, pince-nez, play, portray, pray, prey, purvey, qua, Quai d'Orsay, Rae, rangé, ray, re, reflet, relevé, roman-à-clef, Santa Fé, say, sei, Shar Pei, shay, slay, sleigh, sley, spae, spay, Spey, splay, spray, stay, straightaway, straightway, strathspey, stray, Sui, survey, sway, Taipei, Tay, they, today, tokay, Torbay, Tournai, trait, tray, trey, two-way, ukiyo-e, underlay, way, waylay, Wei, weigh, wey, Whangarei, whey, yea

Definition of embay in US English:

embay

verbəmˈbeɪəmˈbā

[with object]usually be embayed

1(chiefly of the wind) confine (a sailing vessel) to a bay.
（主要指风）迫使（船只）进入海湾
ships were embayed between two headlands
船只都被迫开进了2个陆岬围成的海湾。
1. 1.1as adjective embayed Formed into bays; hollowed out by or as if by the sea.
  形成海湾的；被冲刷成海湾的
  the embayed island
  有海湾的岛屿。
2. 1.2Geology Enclose (something) in a recess or hollow.
  〔主地质〕环抱，围住
  Example sentencesExamples
  This landslide material was then embayed by lava when the central caldera was flooded.
  The great escarpment is embayed by major valleys, and a belt of mountains lies between it and the coastal plain.
  However, the increased abundance of monazite in Zones III, IV and V relative to Zone I and its occurrence in clusters rather than as embayed grains arc suggestive of new growth.
  Some quartz phenocrysts are very irregular in form, strongly corroded and embayed, others are idiomorphic with bipyramidal habit.
  These landslides were embayed by the lava that flooded the central caldera floor.

单词	embay
释义	Definition of embay in English: embay verb ɛmˈbeɪɪmˈbeɪəmˈbeɪ [with object] 1(of the wind) force (a boat) into a bay. （主要指风）迫使（船只）进入海湾 ships were embayed between two headlands 船只都被迫开进了2个陆岬围成的海湾。 2Geology Enclose (something) in a recess or hollow. 〔主地质〕环抱，围住 Example sentencesExamples This landslide material was then embayed by lava when the central caldera was flooded. However, the increased abundance of monazite in Zones III, IV and V relative to Zone I and its occurrence in clusters rather than as embayed grains arc suggestive of new growth. These landslides were embayed by the lava that flooded the central caldera floor. Some quartz phenocrysts are very irregular in form, strongly corroded and embayed, others are idiomorphic with bipyramidal habit. The great escarpment is embayed by major valleys, and a belt of mountains lies between it and the coastal plain. 3as adjective embayedFormed into bays. the embayed island 有海湾的岛屿。 Rhymes affray, agley, aka, allay, Angers, A-OK, appellation contrôlée, array, assay, astray, au fait, auto-da-fé, away, aweigh, aye, bay, belay, betray, bey, Bombay, Bordet, boulevardier, bouquet, brae, bray, café au lait, Carné, cassoulet, Cathay, chassé, chevet, chez, chiné, clay, convey, Cray, crème brûlée, crudités, cuvée, cy-pres, day, decay, deejay, dégagé, distinguée, downplay, dray, Dufay, Dushanbe, eh, engagé, essay, everyday, faraway, fay, fey, flay, fray, Frey, fromage frais, gainsay, Gaye, Genet, giclee, gilet, glissé, gray, grey, halfway, hay, heigh, hey, hooray, Hubei, Hué, hurray, inveigh, jay, jeunesse dorée, José, Kay, Kaye, Klee, Kray, Lae, lay, lei, Littré, Lough Neagh, lwei, Mae, maguey, Malay, Mallarmé, Mandalay, Marseilles, may, midday, midway, mislay, misplay, Monterrey, Na-Dene, nay, né, née, neigh, Ney, noway, obey, O'Dea, okay, olé, outlay, outplay, outstay, outweigh, oyez, part-way, pay, Pei, per se, pince-nez, play, portray, pray, prey, purvey, qua, Quai d'Orsay, Rae, rangé, ray, re, reflet, relevé, roman-à-clef, Santa Fé, say, sei, Shar Pei, shay, slay, sleigh, sley, spae, spay, Spey, splay, spray, stay, straightaway, straightway, strathspey, stray, Sui, survey, sway, Taipei, Tay, they, today, tokay, Torbay, Tournai, trait, tray, trey, two-way, ukiyo-e, underlay, way, waylay, Wei, weigh, wey, Whangarei, whey, yea Definition of embay in US English: embay verbəmˈbeɪəmˈbā [with object]usually be embayed 1(chiefly of the wind) confine (a sailing vessel) to a bay. （主要指风）迫使（船只）进入海湾 ships were embayed between two headlands 船只都被迫开进了2个陆岬围成的海湾。 1.1as adjective embayed Formed into bays; hollowed out by or as if by the sea. 形成海湾的；被冲刷成海湾的 the embayed island 有海湾的岛屿。 1.2Geology Enclose (something) in a recess or hollow. 〔主地质〕环抱，围住 Example sentencesExamples This landslide material was then embayed by lava when the central caldera was flooded. The great escarpment is embayed by major valleys, and a belt of mountains lies between it and the coastal plain. However, the increased abundance of monazite in Zones III, IV and V relative to Zone I and its occurrence in clusters rather than as embayed grains arc suggestive of new growth. Some quartz phenocrysts are very irregular in form, strongly corroded and embayed, others are idiomorphic with bipyramidal habit. These landslides were embayed by the lava that flooded the central caldera floor.
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