be at bay

基本解釋

He must not be put at bay with Laudrup'erne.
內，他不應該被限制，被稱爲下一個勞德魯普。
He doesn't just want to meet you at church, or to be kept at bay on the outer edges of your life.
祂不願意衹在教會裡與你相遇，或待在你生活的邊緣角落裡；
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Evil spirits can be kept at bay by taking that bath between 7 and 9 a. m. , advises Christopher Co, a Filipino expert in Feng Shui.
一位菲律賓風水先生尅裡斯托弗寇建議在早上7點到9點之間洗這個澡，惡魔就會被鎖在海灣裡。
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But he wanted them to be able to land safely at Annapolis, a city on the Chesapeake Bay.

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