a bay
bay 作可数名词,指海岸线的凹入处。
We live near a beautiful bay.
我们住在一个美丽的海湾附近。
海湾
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
海湾
A part of the sea partly enclosed by land; a wide indentation in a coastline.
We live near a beautiful bay.
我们住在一个美丽的海湾附近。
被凹形海岸线包围的水体(尤其是海)
A body of water (especially the sea) contained by a concave shoreline.
一种树或灌木,学名月桂(Lauraceae科),有深绿色的叶子和浆果
A tree or shrub of species Laurus nobilis (family Lauraceae), having dark green leaves and berries.
墙上的开口,尤其是两柱之间的
An opening in a wall, especially between two columns.
猎犬在狩猎或被攻击时的兴奋嚎叫
The excited howling of dogs when hunting or being attacked.
The ship sailed into the bay and dropped anchor.
船驶入海湾并抛下了锚。
Our hotel overlooks a beautiful bay with white sand beaches.
我们的酒店俯瞰着一个拥有白色沙滩的美丽海湾。
The bay was calm, reflecting the clear blue sky.
海湾平静如镜,映照着清澈的蓝天。
bay 作可数名词,指海岸线的凹入处。
We live near a beautiful bay.
我们住在一个美丽的海湾附近。
The island is in the bay.
那个岛在海湾里。
bay 指狗深长的吠声。
The dog gave a sudden bay.
狗突然吠叫了一声。
Not this
We spent the day at a small bay.
Use this
We spent the day at a small cove.
学生常将任何小海湾称作"bay",但英语中cove指更小、更隐蔽的海湾,而bay通常指较大的海湾。
Not this
I heard bay from the dog.
Use this
I heard a bay from the dog.
作为狗吠声的名词时,bay是可数名词,需加冠词a,或常用动名词形式baying表示吠叫的动作。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
海湾地区
I moved to the San Francisco Bay Area for work.
我因工作搬到了旧金山湾区。
装卸区
The truck is waiting in the loading bay.
卡车在装卸区等候。
使无法靠近;阻止
Regular exercise helps keep illness at bay.
经常锻炼有助于预防疾病。
凸窗
She sat in the bay window reading a book.
她坐在凸窗旁看书。
货舱
The cargo bay can hold up to ten tons.
这个货舱能承重十吨。
使无法靠近;遏制
The army held the enemy at bay until reinforcements arrived.
军队遏制住了敌人,直到援军到达。
使陷入绝境;围困
The police brought the suspect to bay in an abandoned warehouse.
警方将嫌犯围困在一座废弃的仓库里。
强烈要求复仇或惩罚
The crowd was baying for blood after the controversial verdict.
有争议的判决后,人群强烈要求复仇。
在海湾边,西瓜生长的地方。
We sang 'Down by the Bay' in music class.
我们在音乐课上唱了《在海湾边》。
她在94号停泊湾。
Han Solo tells Luke the Millennium Falcon is in Docking Bay 94.
汉·索罗告诉卢克,千年隼在94号停泊湾。
发长 /eɪ/ 音 (如 day, play)
Use bay naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
单词'bay'形似字母B,代表海岸弯曲的海湾。
用于地理或旅行语境,中性语体,常见于正式与非正式场合。
bays
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