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- a broad inlet of the sea where the land curves inwards海湾：
in place names Sandy Bay桑迪湾
the Bay of Biscay.
比斯开湾。
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- an indentation or recess in a range of hills or mountains山脉的低凹处; 山间平地。
词源
late Middle English: from Old French baie, from Old Spanish bahia, of unknown origin.
(亦作bay tree, bay laurel, 或sweet bay)
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- an evergreen Mediterranean shrub with deep green leaves and purple berries. Its aromatic leaves are used in cookery and were formerly used to make triumphal crowns for victors.月桂。
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- Laurus nobilis, family Lauraceae.拉丁名 Laurus nobilis,樟科。
词源
late Middle English (denoting the laurel berry)： from Old French baie, from Latin baca 'berry'.
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- a recessed or enclosed area, in particular低凹处; 围地, 尤指：
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- a space created by a window-line projecting outwards from a wall（装窗的）房间突出部分。
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- a section of wall between two buttresses or columns, especially in the nave of a church（尤指教堂中殿墙壁的）柱间距。
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- with modifier a compartment with a specified function in a motor vehicle, aircraft, or ship（机车、飞机或轮船上的）舱; 隔舱：
an engine bay.
发动机房。
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- an area specially allocated or marked off（特别划分出的）处; 隔间：
a loading bay.
装载处。
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- （亦作bay platform）Brit. a short terminal platform at a railway station also having through lines〈英〉尽头式站台。
词源
late Middle English: from Old French baie, from baer 'to gape'， from medieval Latin batare, of unknown origin.
no obj.
1- (of a dog, especially a large one) bark or howl loudly（尤指大狗）高声吠叫。
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- (of a group of people) shout loudly, typically to demand something（一群人）大声叫嚷（尤指为要求某事而如此做）：
the crowd bayed for an encore.
人群大声要求再唱一首。
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- with obj. archaic bay at〈古〉对着…吠叫：
a pack of wolves baying the moon.
一群狼对月嗥叫。
mass noun
- the sound of baying, especially that of hounds in close pursuit of their quarry（尤指猎犬在围追猎物时的）吠叫声。
短语
at bay
- forced to face or confront one's attackers or pursuers; cornered被围; 处于走投无路的境地。
bay for blood
- demand punishment or retribution要求惩罚（或报应）。
bring someone/thing to bay
- trap or corner a person or animal being hunted or chased把（人或猎物）围困住。
hold（或keep）someone/thing at bay
- prevent someone or something from approaching or having an effect使（人或物）无法迫近; 使无法生效。
词源
Middle English (as a noun)： from Old French （ a）bai (noun)， （ a）baiier (verb) 'to bark'， of imitative origin.