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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2330 COCA: 23460

bay

Word family 
Related topics: Nature, Geography, Plants, Animals, Horses
bay1 /beɪ/ ●●○ noun [countableC]  
1  sea 大海DNSG a part of the sea that is partly enclosed by a curve in the land 湾，海湾
 a house with a view across the bay
能看到海湾全景的一幢房子
 Montego Bay
蒙特哥湾
2  keep/hold something at bay PREVENTto prevent something dangerous or unpleasant from happening or from coming too close 阻止某事发生；使某物不能接近
 A thick wall keeps the noise at bay.
一道厚实的墙挡住了声音。
Examples from the Corpus
keep/hold something at bay• Another technique for keeping performance anxiety at bay is the group sing-along.• Brown has kept the tumult at bay.• He was gritting his teeth against the pain, keeping it at bay while he studied the stump, the severed hand.• Sandbags kept the floodwaters at bay.• She holds the adventurers at bay by holding the scroll over a candle flame and threatening to destroy it.• All in all, the eatery is a breakfast bargain, with enough different components to keep boredom at bay.• Two green glazed lions guarded the gates to keep evil spirits at bay.• Concentrating on Emma would help to keep her worries at bay for a little while.• The government hopes to keep inflation at bay.• My voice holds them at bay.
3  area 地区PART an area within a large room or just outside a building that is used for a particular purpose 〔大房间里面或建筑物外面的〕专用空间
 a storage bay
储藏室
 loading bay
装货区
4  for cargo 装货的地方TTR the part of a ship or plane where things are stored 〔船或飞机上的〕货舱
 the cargo bay
货舱
5. tree 树 (also bay tree)HBP a tree that has leaves that smell sweet and are often used in cooking 月桂树
6. horse 马HBADSH a horse that is a reddish brown colour 红棕马，栗色马
Examples from the Corpus
bay• In a bay where the two arms of the L joined was an open vintage car.• He kept his disease at bay, changed his diet and actually got bigger and stronger.• But I have to keep the reality and the horror at bay.• the space shuttle's cargo bay• The old-fashioned three-bay barn - the centre bay with doors each end for loading - has much in its favour.• the San Francisco Bay• a loading bay• Each truck would drive into the bay beside the tower, replacing a truck that had just been emptied of its load.• And then the floor of the bay was rushing up towards them.• The east shore of the bay had no airport landing strip, no railhead, no long-distance bus terminal.• sailboats on the bay
Related topics: Animals, Colours & sounds
bay2 verb [intransitiveI]  
1  HBACif a dog bays, it makes a long high noise, especially when it is chasing something 〔尤指猎犬〕狂吠，长嚎 SYN howl
 dogs baying at the moon
对着月亮狂吠的狗
2  ASK FOR something/ASK somebody TO DO somethingto make strong demands to get answers to questions or force someone to give you something 强烈要求
bay for
 Reporters began baying for the president’s blood (=demanding that he be punished).
记者开始大声疾呼，要求给予总统惩罚。
Examples from the Corpus
bay• Then it bayed and Jim was stricken with terror.• Provoked beyond control, Satan bayed in fury and launched himself at his tormentor's face.• He just crouches on the corner at lunchtime and occasionally bays, like a wolf or coyote.• There they were shown into a room, leaving the press-hounds baying outside.• Hark! her hounds are baying through the town.
bay for• It was a room full of young, educated men baying for money on the bond market.
Related topics: Animals
bay3 adjectiveadj  
HBAa bay horse is reddish brown in colour 〔马〕红棕色的，栗色的
Examples from the Corpus
bay• Beador had lent her a magnificent five-year-old mealy bay gelding, called Fontana.• Remove bay leaf and serve over rice.• I forgot to say take out the bay leaf before it sets.• Add lentils, thyme, and bay leaf.• Remove bay leaves and adjust seasonings before serving.• Add the thyme, bay leaves, potatoes and juniper with the sausages.• Skim off excess fat from pan, and add shallots, juniper berries, and bay leaves.• The stonework around the bay windows was crumbling and the upper front bay had developed a distinct list.
Origin bay1
1. (1300-1400) Old French baie, from Old Spanish bahia
2. (1500-1600) bay “condition of a hunted animal that is trapped and has to turn around” ((14-17 centuries)), from Old French abai, from abaiier; → BAY2
3. (1300-1400) Old French baee “opening”, from baer “to have the mouth wide open”
4. (1300-1400) Old French baie “berry”, from Latin baca
5. (1500-1600) → BAY3
 bay2
(1200-1300) Old French abaiier, from the sound
 bay3
(1300-1400) Old French bai, from Latin badius
bay1 nounbay2 verbbay3 adjectiveadj
Chinese
Corpus
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2330 COCA: 23460
bay

noun¹

 1part of a coast海灣ADJECTIVE | VERB + BAY | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤sheltered有天然屏障的海灣➤shallow淺海灣▸➤sandy (especially BrE) 沙灘海灣VERB + BAY➤overlook俯瞰海灣◇apartments overlooking the bay俯瞰海灣的公寓PREPOSITION➤across the bay海灣對面◇Lights twinkled across the bay.海灣對面燈光閃爍。
bay

noun²

 2area used for a particular purpose特殊用途的區域ADJECTIVE➤cargo, docking, hangar, landing, loading, shuttle貨物區；入塢區；飛機庫；登陸區；裝卸場；穿梭運送區➤disabled, parking (both BrE) 殘疾人士專區；停車場➤sick病人專區
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2330 COCA: 23460
bay noun
⇨ hold/keep sb/sth at bay ⇨ resist verb
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2330 COCA: 23460
bay
Areas of land around rivers, lakes and seas: bank, basin, bay...
Car parking and parking control: bay, blue badge, clamp...
Parts of boats and ships: aft, amidships, bay...
Parts of aircraft: aerofoil, aft, aileron...
Other parts of buildings: addition, alcove, balcony...
Types of horse or pony: Arab, bay, bloodstock...
Tree names: acacia, alder, almond...
To make an animal sound: baa, bark, bay...
Dog behaviour and describing dogs: bark, bay, beg...
To shout and to talk loudly: shout, call out, cry...
Words used to describe the colours of animals: albino, bay, brindled...

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