Tra từ bay - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

bay [bay bays bayed baying] noun, verb, adjective BrE [beɪ] NAmE [beɪ]
noun

1. countable a part of the sea, or of a large lake, partly surrounded by a wide curve of the land
•the Bay of Bengal
•Hudson Bay
•a magnificent view across the bay

2. countable 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 ↑sickbay
3. countable a curved area of a room or building that sticks out from the rest of the building
4. countable a horse of a dark brown colour
• He was riding a big bay.
5. countable a deep noise, especially the noise made by dogs when hunting
6. (also ˈsweet bay)countable = ↑bay tree
7. uncountable a ↑herb used to give flavour to food, made of the leaves of the ↑bay tree

Word Origin:
n. sense 1 late Middle English Old French baie Old Spanish bahia n. senses 2 to 3 late Middle English Old French baie baer ‘to gape’ medieval Latin batare n. sense 4 and adj. Middle English Old French bai Latin badius v. Middle English Old French (a)bai (a)baiier ‘to bark’

Example Bank:
•apartments overlooking the bay
•holiday flats overlooking the bay
Idioms: ↑at bay ▪ ↑hold somebody at bay

verb
1. intransitive (of a dog or ↑wolf)to make a long deep sound, especially while hunting
Syn: ↑howl
•a pack of baying hounds
2. intransitive ~ (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).
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
n. sense 1 late Middle English Old French baie Old Spanish bahia n. senses 2 to 3 late Middle English Old French baie baer ‘to gape’ medieval Latin batare n. sense 4 and adj. Middle English Old French bai Latin badius v. Middle English Old French (a)bai (a)baiier ‘to bark’

adjective (of a horse)
dark brown in colour
•a bay mare

Word Origin:
n. sense 1 late Middle English Old French baie Old Spanish bahia n. senses 2 to 3 late Middle English Old French baie baer ‘to gape’ medieval Latin batare n. sense 4 and adj. Middle English Old French bai Latin badius v. Middle English Old French (a)bai (a)baiier ‘to bark’