bay

例句：

1. We can see a magical view over the calm water of the bay from our window.
   從我們的窗戶里可以看到海灣里平靜海水的迷人景色。
2. He painted the picturesque fishing village in the bay.
   他畫了海灣里一個風景如畫的漁村。
3. The hounds were baying as they followed the escaped prisoner.
   獵狗在追趕逃犯時不時地咆哮著。
4. In the library, the books on history are all kept in one bay.
   在圖書館裡，歷史方面的書都放在同一隔間裡。

　

英文解釋：

名詞 bay:

1. an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
   同義詞：embayment
2. the sound of a hound on the scent
3. small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cooking; also used by ancient Greeks to crown victors
   同義詞：true laurel, bay laurel, bay tree, Laurus nobilis
4. a compartment on a ship between decks; often used as a hospital
5. a compartment in an aircraft used for some specific purpose
6. a small recess opening off a larger room
   同義詞：alcove
7. a horse of a moderate reddish-brown color

動詞 bay:

1. utter in deep prolonged tones
2. bark with prolonged noises, of dogs
   同義詞：quest

形容詞 bay:

1. (used of animals especially a horse) of a moderate reddish-brown color

 

詞型變化：

動詞過去式:bayed 過去分詞:bayed 現在分詞:baying 第三人稱單數:bays 　

詞意辨析：

bay, gulf

這兩個名詞均有“海灣”之意。
bay: 指海岸線上一大塊凹入的地方，是港口的所在地。
gulf: 一般比bay大，但比sea小。指大片深入到陸地中，由海岸圍繞成半圓形的海水區域。