| 单词 | bay |
| 释义 | Word Frequency bay 1(beɪ) noun 1. a wide semicircular indentation of a shoreline, esp between two headlands or peninsulas 2. an extension of lowland into hills that partly surround it 3. US an extension of prairie into woodland Word origin C14: from Old French baie, perhaps from Old French baer to gape, from Medieval Latin batāre to yawnWord Frequency bay 2(beɪ) noun 1. an alcove or recess in a wall 2. any partly enclosed compartment, as one in which hay is stored in a barn 3. bay window 4. an area off a road in which vehicles may park or unload, esp one adjacent to a shop, factory, etc 5. a compartment in an aircraft, esp one used for a specified purpose the bomb bay 6. nautical a compartment in the forward part of a ship between decks, often used as the ship's hospital 7. British a tracked recess in the platform of a railway station, esp one forming the terminus of a branch line Word origin C14: from Old French baee gap or recess in a wall, from baer to gape; see bay1Word Frequency bay 3(beɪ) noun 1. a deep howl or growl, esp of a hound on the scent 2. at bay 3. bring to bay verb 4. (intransitive) to howl (at) in deep prolonged tones 5. (transitive) to utter in a loud prolonged tone 6. (transitive) to drive to or hold at bay Word origin C13: from Old French abaiier to bark, of imitative originWord Frequency bay 4(beɪ) noun 1. Also called: bay laurel, sweet bay a small evergreen Mediterranean laurel, Laurus nobilis, with glossy aromatic leaves, used for flavouring in cooking, and small blackish berries laurel (sense 1) 2. any of various other trees with strongly aromatic leaves used in cooking, esp a memberof the genera Myrica or Pimenta 3. any of several magnolias sweet bay 4. any of certain other trees or shrubs, esp bayberry 5. (plural) a wreath of bay leaves laurel (sense 6)Word origin C14: from Old French baie laurel berry, from Latin bāca berryWord Frequency bay 5(beɪ) noun 1. a. a moderate reddish-brown colour b. (as adjective) a bay horse 2. an animal of this colour, esp a horse Word origin C14: from Old French bai, from Latin badius |
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