region in South Asia, named for its people, said to be from Banga, name of a founding chief. It is attested in Europe as far back as Marco Polo (1298), who wrote of Bangala.
双语例句
1. the Bay of Bengal
孟加拉湾
来自《权威词典》
2. The river Ganges empties itself into the Bay of Bengal.
恒河流入孟加拉湾.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. At that time the East India Company was the virtual ruler of Bengal.
那时东印度公司是孟加拉的实际统治者.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. A cyclone in the Bay of Bengal is threatening the eastern Indian states.
发生在孟加拉湾的飓风正威胁着印度东部各邦。
来自辞典例句
5. Muslim vessels could still collect the produce of Burma and Bengal.
