bay
US: /ˈbeɪ/
UK: /bˈeɪ/
UK: /bˈeɪ/
English Vietnamese dictionary
bay /bei/
- tính từ
- hồng
- a bay horse: ngựa hồng
- hồng
- danh từ
- ngựa hồng
- ngựa hồng
- danh từ
- (địa lý,địa chất) vịnh
- (địa lý,địa chất) vịnh
- danh từ
- gian (nhà); ô (chuồng ngựa)
- phần nhà xây lồi ra ngoài
- nhịp (cầu)
- (quân sự) chỗ tránh nhau (trong chiến hào)
- danh từ
- (thực vật học) cây nguyệt quế
- (số nhiều) vòng nguyệt quế
- danh từ
- tiếng chó sủa
- to be (stand) at bay
- cùng đường; bị dồn vào nước đường cùng
- to bring (drive) to bay
- dồn vào nước đường cùng, dồn vào chân tường
- to hold (keep) somebody at bay
- giữ không cho ai lại gần
- to turn to bay
- chống lại một cách tuyệt hảo
- động từ
- sủa (chó)
- to pay the moon
- sủa trăng
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb, adjective
+ noun
1 a part of the sea, or of a large lake, enclosed by a wide curve of the shore: the Bay of Bengal + Hudson Bay + a magnificent view across the bay
2 a marked section of ground either inside or outside a building, for example for a vehicle to park in, for storing things, etc: a parking / loading bay + Put the equipment in No 3 bay.
See also -
3 a curved area of a room or building that sticks out from the rest of the building
4 a horse of a dark brown colour: He was riding a big bay.
5 a deep noise, especially the noise made by dogs when hunting
Idioms: at bay when an animal that is being hunted is at bay, it must turn and face the dogs and HUNTERS because it is impossible to escape from them
hold / keep sb/sth at bay to prevent an enemy from coming close or a problem from having a bad effect: I'm trying to keep my creditors at bay. + Charlotte bit her lip to hold the tears at bay.
+ verb [V]
1 (of a dog or WOLF) to make a long deep sound, especially while hunting: a pack of baying hounds
2 ~ (for sth) (usually used in the progressive tenses) to demand sth in a loud and angry way: The referee's decision left the crowd baying for blood (= threatening violence towards him).
+ adjective (of a horse) dark brown in colour: a bay mare
Collocation dictionary
1 part of a coast
ADJ.
sheltered | wide | sandy
VERB + BAY
overlook
holiday flats overlooking the bay
PREP.
across the ~
Lights twinkled across the bay.
2 area used for a particular purpose
ADJ.
docking, landing, loading
Concise English dictionary
bays|bayed|bayingbeɪ
noun
+an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
+the sound of a hound on the scent
+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
+a compartment on a ship between decks; often used as a hospital
+a compartment in an aircraft used for some specific purpose
+a small recess opening off a larger room
+a horse of a moderate reddish-brown color
verb
+utter in deep prolonged tones
+bark with prolonged noises, of dogs
adj.
+(used of animals especially a horse) of a moderate reddish-brown color
