the Bay of Bengal
noun uk/ˌbei əv beŋˈɡɔːl/ us/ˌbei əv beŋˈɡɔːl/
孟加拉湾
a large body of water that is part of the Indian Ocean, to the south of India, Bangladesh, and Myanmar
Farmers near the Bay of Bengal who once grew rice now are raising shrimp. 孟加拉湾附近曾经种植水稻的农民现在正在养殖虾。
The 300 virtually uninhabited tropical islands in the Bay of Bengal are closed to outsiders. 孟加拉湾的300个几乎无人居住的热带岛屿不允许外来人员进入。
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- The situation is dire, especially in far-flung areas along the Bay of Bengal.
- The climate of the Bay of Bengal is dominated by the monsoons.
- The islands were frequented by many sailors in the past as they travelled through the Bay of Bengal.