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at bayidiomIf ananimalis atbay, it is about to becaughtorattacked. （动物）被包围，走投无路SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesCapturing or taking possession of things - -grabbing
- apprehend
- apprehension
- arrogate
- cage
- captor
- capture
- catch
- clutch
- collar
- corner
- get/lay/putyourhands onsomeoneidiom
- grab
- grabber
- grasp atsomething
- repo man
- seize
- sequester
- sequestration
- snag
See more results » - At last, he came upon the bear at bay in deep snow, against a high cliff.
- Escaping from the bushmen, they entered a forest country which teemed with antelope and also with lions, that night by night they must keep at bay as best they could.
- Hereupon the expectant Joseph mounted, and seating himself upon the wall, beheld to his horror, Master Bill keeping a fierce bull-dog at bay with the butt end of his fishing-rod.
- If he could fit himself into that crevice, perhaps he could keep the dragon at bay until help arrived.
- Then, with a snarl, he turned to face us, crouching a little, like a beast at bay.
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