英汉词典

bay 基本解释

• n. 海湾；狗吠声
• vt. 向…吠叫
• vi. 吠叫；大声叫嚷
• n. (Bay)人名；(越)七；(英、老)贝；(德、意、罗、捷、土、丹)巴伊；(匈)鲍伊；(瑞典)巴伊

bay 词态变化

bay 中文词源

1.海湾，词源不详。

2.栗色马，来自PIE *badyo, 棕色，栗子色。

3.月桂，来自拉丁词bacca, 莓子，桂果，词源同Bacchus, 酒神。

4.犬吠，拟声词。

bay 英文词源

bay

bay: There are no fewer than six distinct words bay in English. The ‘sea inlet’ [14] comes via Old French baie from Old Spanish bahia. Bay as in bay leaf [14] comes from a different Old French word baie, whose source was Latin bāca ‘berry’. The ‘reddish-brown colour of a horse’ [14] comes via Old French bai from Latin badius, which is related to Old Irish buide ‘yellow’.

The ‘recessed area or compartment’ [14] comes from yet another Old French baie, a derivative of the verb bayer ‘gape, yawn’, from medieval Latin batāre (English acquired abash and abeyance from the same source, and it may also be represented in the first syllable of beagle). Bay ‘bark’ [14] comes from Old French abaiier, in which the element -bai- probably originated as an imitation of a dog howling.

And it is the source of bay as in at bay [13] (from Old French abai), the underlying idea of which is that of a hunted animal finally turning and facing its barking pursuers.
=> abash, abeyance, beagle

bay (n.1)

"inlet of the sea," c. 1400, from Old French baie, Late Latin baia (c.640), perhaps ultimately from Iberian bahia.

bay (n.2)

"opening in a wall," late 14c. (especially bay window, early 15c.), from Old French baee "opening, hole, gulf," noun use of fem. past participle of bayer "to gape, yawn," from Medieval Latin batare "gape," perhaps of imitative origin. It is the bay in sick-bay.

bay (n.3)

"howl of a dog," early 14c., earlier "howling chorus raised (by hounds) when in contact with the hunted animal," c. 1300, from Old French bayer, from PIE root *bai- echoic of howling (compare Greek bauzein, Latin baubari "to bark," English bow-wow; also see bawl). From the hunting usage comes the transferred sense of "final encounter," and thence, on the notion of putting up an effective defense, at bay.

bay (adj.)

"reddish-brown," usually of horses, mid-14c., from Anglo-French bai (13c.), Old French bai, from Latin badius "chestnut-brown" (used only of horses), from PIE *badyo- "yellow, brown" (cognates: Old Irish buide "yellow"). Also elliptical for a horse of this color.

bay (n.4)

laurel shrub (Laurus nobilis, source of the bay leaf), late 14c., originally only of the berry, from Old French baie (12c.) "berry, seed," from Latin baca "berry." Extension to the shrub itself is from 1520s. The leaves or sprigs were woven as wreaths for conquerors or poets. Bayberry first recorded 1570s, after the original sense had shifted.

bay (v.)

"to bark or howl (at)," late 14c., from bay (n.3). Related: Bayed; baying.

bay 词组搭配

bay 英文释义

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

2. the sound of a hound on the scent

3. small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cooking; also used by ancient Greeks to crown victors

4. a compartment on a ship between decks; often used as a hospital;

"they put him in the sick bay"

5. a compartment in an aircraft used for some specific purpose;

"he opened the bomb bay"

6. a small recess opening off a larger room

7. a horse of a moderate reddish-brown color

bay 同义词解析

bay, gulf

这两个名词均有"海湾"之意。

bay： 指海岸线上一大块凹入的地方，是港口的所在地。

gulf： 一般比bay大，但比sea小。指大片深入到陆地中，由海岸围绕成半圆形的海水区域。

bay 双语例句

1. 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。

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2. Monstrously inflated prices are designed to keep people like us at bay.

疯狂飞涨的价格会使像我们这样的人走投无路。

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3. 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。

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4. 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。

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5. Monstrously inflated costs are designed to keep the hoi polloi at bay.

居高不下的生活开支势必会把老百姓逼入走投无路的境地。

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bay 实用场景例句

a bay mare

一匹枣红色的母马

牛津词典

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。

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a pack of baying hounds

一群不断吠叫着正在捕猎的猎犬

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the Bay of Bengal

孟加拉湾

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Hudson Bay

哈得孙湾

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a magnificent view across the bay

海湾对面的壮观景象

牛津词典

a parking/loading bay

停车位；装货区

牛津词典

Put the equipment in No 3 bay.

把设备放在3号仓房。

牛津词典

He was riding a big bay.

他骑着一匹高大的栗色马。

牛津词典

I'm trying to keep my creditors at bay.

我在竭力避开债主。

牛津词典

Charlotte bit her lip to hold the tears at bay.

夏洛特咬住嘴唇不让眼泪流出来。

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...a short ferry ride across the bay.

乘渡船横渡海湾的短途旅行

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...the Bay of Bengal.

孟加拉海湾

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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。

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The car reversed into the loading bay.

汽车倒入装卸间。

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...in the cargo bays of aircraft.

在飞机的货舱里

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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。

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Opposition politicians have been baying for his blood.

反对派的政治家们一直呼吁对其严惩。

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A dog suddenly howled, baying at the moon.

一只狗突然对着月亮狂吠不止。

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Eating oranges keeps colds at bay...

吃橘子可以预防感冒。

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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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Is the dot long tooth of 5 months normal?

5个月的小孩子长牙正常 吗 ?

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The freighter steered out of Santiago Bay that evening.

那天晚上货轮驶出了圣地亚哥湾.

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