embay

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To bathe; to steep. obsolete,transitive
    — Sweete Loue, that doth his golding wings embay / In bleſſed Nectar, and pure Pleaſures well[…].
  2. To shut in, enclose, shelter or trap, such as ships in a bay. transitive
    — Hebrew the profile, every line; / But as in haven fringed with palm, / Which Indian reefs embay from harm, / Belulled as in the vase the wine— / Red budded corals in remove, / Peep coy through quietudes above; […]

词形变化

embays present,singular,third-person embaying participle,present embayed participle,past embayed past embays present,singular,third-person embaying participle,present embayed participle,past embayed past imbay alternative

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
Proto-Italic *en
Proto-Italic *en-
Latin in-
Old French en-bor.
Middle English en-
English em-
English bay
English embay
From em- + bay (“bathe”).
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
Proto-Italic *en
Proto-Italic *en-
Latin in-
Old French en-bor.
Middle English en-
English em-
English bay
English embay
From em- + bay.
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