Word · Frequency #2330
bays
嗥叫；狂吠
bays is the third person singular of bay.
核心释义
to howl or bark, especially in a deep, prolonged cry (typically of dogs or hounds)
- 1.
嚎叫
To howl.
- 2.
对...吠叫；因此,追随吠叫；逼至绝境
To bark at; hence, to follow with barking; to bring or drive to bay.
- 3.
像猎犬一样吵闹地追逐
To pursue noisily, like a pack of hounds.
朝…吠叫；吠叫着追赶；使陷入绝境；嚎叫；对...吠叫；因此,追随吠叫；逼至绝境；像猎犬一样吵闹地追逐；吠
用法In use
The hounds began to bay loudly when they caught the scent.
用法提示：bay在此用作不及物动词，表示狗发出低沉的吠声。
The police bayed the fugitive into a dead-end alley.
用法提示：bayed用作及物动词，表示迫使走投无路。
The wolf baying in the distance kept everyone awake.
用法提示：baying是bay的现在分词形式，表示持续发出嗥叫。
bay at sb/sth
用 at 引出吠叫的对象，强调朝某个目标发出长而响亮的吠声。
The hounds bayed at the moon all night.
猎犬整夜对着月亮狂吠。
bay for sth
表示大声叫嚷着要求某事物，语气强烈，多含贬义。
The crowd bayed for blood outside the courthouse.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- bay at the moon
- 对月长嚎
- The wolf bayed at the moon in the cold night.狼在寒冷的夜晚对着月亮长嚎。
- bay for blood
- 叫嚷着要报复；群情激愤地要求严惩
- The crowd was baying for blood after the verdict.宣判后，人群群情激愤地要求严惩。
- baying hounds
- 狂吠的猎犬
- The baying hounds chased the fox across the field.狂吠的猎犬追着狐狸跑过田野。
- baying mob
- 喧闹叫嚷的暴民
- A baying mob gathered outside the courthouse.一群喧闹叫嚷的暴民聚集在法院外。
- bay wildly
- 疯狂地吠叫
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：猎犬张着嘴发出“bay”的长嚎，一路吠叫追赶，把猎物逼到绝境。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：文学书面描写、新闻报道、猎犬狩猎场面 动词 bay 通常用于较正式或书面的语境，多出现在文学描写和新闻报道中，例如猎犬或狼嚎叫，或比喻人群大声要求。日常口语中更常说 bark、howl 等，较少直接使用 bay。
语法说明Grammar Note
动词bay既可用作及物动词（使走投无路），也可用作不及物动词（吠叫）。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with bay (/beɪ/): day, say, way, play, stay, may. Note that buy /baɪ/ and boy /bɔɪ/ look similar but do not rhyme.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级
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