bay

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

...a short ferry ride across the bay. …一趟跨海湾的短途渡轮旅程。

...the Bay of Bengal. …孟加拉湾。

2. N-COUNT A bay is a partly enclosed area, inside or outside a building, that is used for a particular purpose. (建筑物内或外辟作特定用途的) 隔区

The animals are herded into a bay, then butchered. 动物被赶到隔栏内，然后被屠宰。

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. (尤指位于房屋前端并装有大窗的) 凸出部分

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

...a 10-year-old bay mare. …一匹10岁的红棕色母马。

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

The referee ignored voices baying for a penalty. 裁判对愤怒要求惩罚的呼声置之不理。

Opposition politicians have been baying for his blood. 反对派的政客们一直怒气冲冲地要他的命。

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. 一只狗忽然嚎叫起来，对月长嗥。

7. PHRASE If you keep something or someone at bay, or hold them at bay, you prevent them from reaching, attacking, or affecting you. 使无法近身

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