bay

bay — 名詞

1. an area of sea or large lake that reaches inward into the land, with land curvin

1.名詞B1
釋義

海灣

陸地三面環繞的海域或大湖凹入處

an area of sea or large lake that reaches inward into the land, with land curving around it on most sides — for example, San Francisco Bay or the Bay of Bengal.

例句

Sailboats drifted across the calm bay just south of Monterey.

帆船在 Monterey 南方平靜的海灣上漂行。

across the bay + place name

Hana and his daughter swam in the warm bay every morning.

Hana 和女兒每天早上都會在溫暖的海灣裡游泳。

swim in the bay

同義詞
  • gulf

    much larger inlet than a bay; often opens to an ocean

  • cove

    smaller, more sheltered curve in the coast

  • inlet

    narrower opening of water into the land

反義詞
  • headland

    land sticking out into the sea, the opposite shape

用法筆記

Often appears in proper-noun place names (Tokyo Bay, Hudson Bay, Bay of Biscay). With 'the bay', speakers usually refer to a specific local one — e.g. residents of San Francisco say 'the Bay' to mean San Francisco Bay.

常見錯誤

❌We sailed across the ocean bay.
✅We sailed across the bay.
💡'bay' already implies a part of the sea, so 'ocean bay' is redundant.

2. a section of a building, vehicle, or piece of equipment that is set apart for on

2.名詞B2
釋義

停車格；專區

建築物或車輛中為特定用途劃出的區域

a section of a building, vehicle, or piece of equipment that is set apart for one specific use — for example, a parking bay, a loading bay at a warehouse, or a drive bay inside a computer.

例句

Viraj reversed his van into the loading bay behind the supermarket.

Viraj 把貨車倒進超市後方的卸貨區。

loading bay (warehouse use)

Every parking bay in the underground garage was already taken.

地下停車場裡每一個停車格都已經停滿了。

parking bay

同義詞
  • compartment

    more general; any closed-off section

  • stall

    often for parking or animals; smaller scale

  • alcove

    a small recess inside a room, not for vehicles

用法筆記

Almost always appears with a modifier that names the purpose: parking bay, loading bay, service bay, sick bay, drive bay, cargo bay. The bare word 'bay' rarely conveys this sense without context.

常見錯誤

❌Please park in the bay number five.
✅Please park in bay five.' / 'Please park in bay number five.
💡drop 'the' when the bay is identified by its number.

3. a small Mediterranean tree, also called the laurel, whose dark green leaves keep

3.名詞C1
釋義

月桂樹

葉子可作香料的地中海常綠小樹

a small Mediterranean tree, also called the laurel, whose dark green leaves keep their colour all year and are dried for use as a kitchen herb in soups and stews.

例句

Grandma grew a small bay in a clay pot beside the kitchen door.

奶奶在廚房門口的陶盆裡種了一棵小小的月桂樹。

grow a bay (the tree itself)

Add two leaves of bay to the soup and let it simmer for an hour.

湯裡放兩片月桂葉，再小火熬一個小時。

leaves of bay (cooking)

同義詞
  • laurel

    the older botanical name; same plant

  • sweet bay

    horticulturalists' name for the same species

用法筆記

In modern cooking, speakers usually say 'bay leaf' or 'bay leaves'; the bare word 'bay' for the leaf is more literary or compressed (recipe shorthand). The tree is also called 'bay laurel' or 'sweet bay' in horticulture.

常見錯誤

❌Eat the bay leaf with the soup.
✅Remove the bay leaf before serving.
💡bay leaves flavour the dish but are too tough to eat.

4. a horse with a coat of warm reddish-brown over most of its body, while the mane,

4.名詞C1
釋義

棗紅馬

身體紅棕、鬃尾和下肢呈黑色的馬

a horse with a coat of warm reddish-brown over most of its body, while the mane, tail, and lower legs stay black.

例句

Wairimu climbed onto the strong young bay and rode toward the river.

Wairimu 跨上那匹強壯的年輕棗紅馬，朝河邊騎去。

ride a bay (count noun)

Three bays from the Donovan stables won prizes at the county fair.

Donovan 馬場有三匹棗紅馬在縣級馬展上得了獎。

plural: bays from a stable

同義詞
  • chestnut

    reddish horse but with matching mane and tail (no black points)

用法筆記

A count noun referring to the whole horse, distinct from sense 5's color adjective. Riders and breeders often add a modifier for the exact shade: dark bay, blood bay, light bay.

常見錯誤

❌She owns a bay horse called Rocket.
✅She owns a bay called Rocket.' / 'She owns a brown horse called Rocket.
💡once you say 'a bay', the word 'horse' is already implied.

5. a long, low howling sound made by hounds, especially while they are tracking or

5.名詞C2
釋義

獵犬長吠聲

獵犬追蹤獵物時連續發出的低沉吠叫

a long, low howling sound made by hounds, especially while they are tracking or chasing prey on a hunt.

例句

The bay of the foxhounds carried clearly across the frosty fields.

獵狐犬群的長吠聲清楚地傳過結霜的田野。

the bay of [hounds] carrying across [place]

Viraj heard the deep bay of a single hound far below the ridge.

Viraj 聽見山脊下方傳來一隻獵犬深沉的長吠聲。

deep bay of a hound

同義詞
  • howl

    longer wolf-like cry, often from one animal alone

反義詞
  • yelp

    a short, high-pitched cry, the opposite shape of a bay

用法筆記

Mostly a literary or hunting-context noun, often paired with 'of [hound/dogs/wolves]'. Distinguish from sense 1 (geography) and from a plain 'bark', which is shorter and sharper rather than long and drawn-out.

常見錯誤

❌The puppy gave a happy bay at the door.
✅The puppy gave a happy bark at the door.
💡'bay' is a long, mournful hunting sound, not a normal household bark.

bay — 動詞

bay — 形容詞