"bays" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 海湾

Definition

“Bays” 指的是海洋或湖泊向陆地内侧弯曲形成的宽阔水域，也可以指停车位或建筑内的装卸区。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

既用于地理（海岸地貌）也用于实际场景（如“parking bays”停车位，“loading bays”卸货区）。地理上，bay 比 cove 大，但比 gulf 小。不要与“bay”表示颜色（马毛色）或植物（bay leaf）混淆。

Examples

There are several beautiful bays along the coast.

沿海有几个美丽的**海湾**。

The parking lot has ten bays for cars.

停车场有十个**停车位**。

Ships are safe in the bays during storms.

暴风雨时，船只在**海湾**里很安全。

We stopped at several hidden bays to swim and take photos.

我们在几个隐蔽的**海湾**停下来游泳和拍照。

The warehouse has separate loading bays for different types of trucks.

仓库有单独的装卸**货位**供不同类型的卡车使用。

My favorite road trip memories are from those quiet bays where we watched the sunset.

我最喜欢的公路旅行回忆就是在那些安静的**海湾**看日落。