"Hold at bay" nghĩa là gì?

The San Ardo Oil Field From The Coast Starlight. Photo courtesy Loco Steve.

'Hold someone or something at bay' có nghĩa là giữ cho ai đó, một nhóm, hay một con vật ở khoảng cách an toàn (to make someone, a group, or an animal stay at a safe distance).

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He argues more plausibly that al-Qaeda was held at bay by counter-actions, including the eviction (truy đuổi) of Osama bin Laden from Afghanistan, enhanced homeland security (an ninh nội địa) and the vigorous (sôi nổi, mạnh mẽ) gathering of intelligence, including legally questionable surveillance (giám sát) at home.

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