单词 | bay |
释义 | bay1 of 7adjective ˈbā : reddish brown a bay mare bay 2 of 7noun (1)1 : an animal that is a reddish-brown color : a bay (see bay entry 1) animal specifically : a horse with a bay-colored body and black mane, tail, and points (see point entry 1 sense 6b(3)) compare chestnut entry 1 sense 4, sorrel entry 1 sense 1 2 : a reddish brown bay 3 of 7noun (2)1 architecture : a principal compartment of the walls, roof, or other part of a building or of the whole building … the transverse arches and adjacent piers of the arcade divide the building into bays … Helen Gardner 2 architecture : a main division of a structure a barn with three bays 3 : any of various compartments or sections used for a special purpose (as in an airplane, spacecraft, or gas station) a bomb bay a cargo bay 4 : bay window sense 1 5 : a support or housing for electronic equipment bay 4 of 7verb bayed; baying; bays intransitive verb 1 : to bark with prolonged tones dogs baying at the moon 2 : to cry out : shout a baying crowd transitive verb 1 : to bark at dogs baying the moon 2 : to bring to the position of one unable to retreat and forced to face danger : to bring to bay (see bay entry 5 sense 2) hounds baying a fox 3 : to pursue with barking … dogs baying and driving him up a tree … Charles Darwin 4 : to utter in deep prolonged tones bay 5 of 7noun (3)1 : an instance of a dog barking with prolonged tones : a baying (see bay entry 4 sense 1) of dogs followed the trail in full bay 2 : the position of one unable to retreat and forced to face danger brought the boar to bay 3 : the position of one checked police kept the rioters at bay bay 6 of 7noun (4)often attributive 1 : an inlet of the sea or other body of water usually smaller than a gulf 2 : a small body of water set off from the main body 3 : any of various terrestrial formations resembling a bay of the sea a bay of prairie bay 7 of 7noun (5)1 botany a : laurel sense 1 b : any of several shrubs or trees (such as the red bay or sweet bay) resembling the laurel compare bay rum 2 a : a garland or crown especially of laurel given as a prize for victory or excellence had won the bays b : honor, fame —usually used in plural The patriot's honours and the poet's bays. John Trumbull bay 1 of 4 noun (1)as in chamber one of the parts into which an enclosed space is divided the garage has three separate bays for cars Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
bay 2 of 4noun (2)as in estuary a part of a body of water that extends beyond the general shoreline the bay is a favorite cruising ground for weekend yachtsmen Synonyms & Similar Words
bay 3 of 4noun (3)as in glory usually bays plural public acknowledgment or admiration for an achievement he wrote for his own personal satisfaction, not for any bays that the literary establishment might deign to bestow Synonyms & Similar Words
bay 4 of 4verb1 as in to shout to speak so as to be heard at a distance the mob was baying for revenge Synonyms & Similar Words
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2 as in to howl to make a long loud mournful sound the lonesome beagle bayed whenever someone walked by Synonyms & Similar Words
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