at bay

基本解釋

Roffer thinks it would be wise for people in Florida to lay out booms—long, buoyant tubes that can encircle sensitive areas to keep oil at bay.
若菲爾認為明智的做法是在佛羅里達州布置水柵——這種有浮力的管子可以將石油隔離在海灣內(nèi)，遠離敏感的海岸。
Although bad weather, like that of the May Day weekend, keeps boats and booms at bay, it also acts as a dispersant itself, mixing the oil into the water.
盡管，就像國際勞動節(jié)周末的天氣那樣，糟糕的天氣情況使船只和水柵被滯留在海灣內(nèi)，但它本身也有分散劑的作用，能將浮油沉入水中。
If a stable column of mud has been set up in the well, keeping the oil at bay through its sheer weight, the next step would be to set cement in the well and seal it off permanently.
如果一個穩(wěn)定的泥漿柱能在油井里成型，并通過它十足的壓力將石油限制在海灣范圍，那下一步就是將井里的泥漿粘合好，使油井永久封閉。

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