不使……迫近;牵制
at bay───[体]陷入困境; 陷入绝境
hold at───将温度保持在…度
burden at bay───在海湾的负担
hold nose at───对…嗤之以鼻
keep at bay───不使…迫近, 牵制;不使逼近,牵制
bay───n.海湾;狗吠声;n.(Bay)人名;(越)七;(英、老)贝;(德、意、罗、捷、土、丹)巴伊;(匈)鲍伊;(瑞典)巴伊;vi.吠叫;大声叫嚷;vt.向…吠叫
keep sth at bay───阻止某事
hold baby hold───抱着孩子抱着
hold───n.控制;保留;vt.持有;拥有;保存;拘留;约束或控制;召开,举行;vi.支持;有效;持续;n.(Hold)人名;(英、德、捷)霍尔德
First, we struggle to hold the constantly changing microbial world at bay.───第一,我们努力控制不断变化的微生物世界。
Lisa was on the brink of crying, but she bit her lip to hold the tears at bay.───丽莎就快哭出来了,但是她咬住嘴唇不让眼泪流出来。
If you're not alone, focusing on the needs of others can help hold your own fears at bay.───如果你还有队友,那关注别人的需要可以减轻你的恐惧感。