embay
/ɪmˈbeɪ/verb
with obj.(一般作 be embayed)
1- (chiefly 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。
1.1
- as adj. 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。
1.2
- chiefly Geology enclose (something) in a recess or hollow【主地质】环抱, 围住。