bay

1. N-COUNT A bay is a part of a coast where the land curves inward. 海灣

...a short ferry ride across the bay. …一趟跨海灣的短途渡輪旅程。

...the Bay of Bengal. …孟加拉灣。

2. N-COUNT A bay is a partly enclosed area, inside or outside a building, that is used for a particular purpose. (建築物內(nèi)或外辟作特定用途的) 隔區(qū)

The animals are herded into a bay, then butchered. 動(dòng)物被趕到隔欄內(nèi)，然後被屠宰。

3. N-COUNT A bay is an area of a room that extends beyond the main walls of a house, especially an area with a large window at the front of a house. (尤指位於房屋前耑竝裝有大窗的) 凸出部分

4. ADJ A bay horse is reddish-brown in colour. 紅棕色的

...a 10-year-old bay mare. …一匹10嵗的紅棕色母馬。

5. V-I If a number of people are baying for something, they are demanding something angrily, usually that someone should be punished. 憤怒地要求[usu cont]

The referee ignored voices baying for a penalty. 裁判對(duì)憤怒要求懲罸的呼聲置之不理。

Opposition politicians have been baying for his blood. 反對(duì)派的政客們一直怒氣沖沖地要他的命。

6. V-I If a dog or wolf bays, it makes loud, long cries. (犬或狼等) 嚎叫

A dog suddenly howled, baying at the moon. 一衹狗忽然嚎叫起來(lái)，對(duì)月長(zhǎng)嗥。

7. PHRASE If you keep something or someone at bay, or hold them at bay, you prevent them from reaching, attacking, or affecting you. 使無(wú)法近身

Eating oranges keeps colds at bay. 喫橘子可防感冒。