hay

英 [heɪ]

美 [heɪ]

n.  (用作饲料的)干草，草料; 少量的钱
vi.  把（草）制成干草; 用干草喂割草晒干

复数：hays　现在分词：haying　过去式：hayed　第三人称单数：hays　过去分词：hayed　

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Collins.1 / BNC.6529 / COCA.7184

习惯用语

n.

make hay while the sun shines
• 趁有太阳时晒干草；抓紧时机；打铁趁热
  to make good use of opportunities, good conditions, etc. while they last
hit the hay/sack
• 上床睡觉
  to go to bed
a roll in the hay
• 性交
  an act of having sex with sb

牛津词典

noun

• （用作饲料的）干草，草料
  grass that has been cut and dried and is used as food for animals
  1. a bale of hay
     一大捆干草
• 少量的钱
  a small amount of money

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT （作饲料用的）干草
  Hayis grass which has been cut and dried so that it can be used to feed animals.
  1. ...bales of hay.
     一捆捆干草
  2. ...traditional hay making methods.
     传统的干草晒制方法
• PHRASE 趁太阳好晒草;抓紧有利时机;不失良机
  If you say that someoneis making hayoris making hay while the sun shines, you mean that they are taking advantage of a situation that is favourable to them while they have the chance to.
  1. We knew that war was coming, and were determined to make hay while we could.
     我们知道战争即将爆发，决心要趁早抓住有利时机。

英英释义

noun

• grass mowed and cured for use as fodder

verb

• convert (plant material) into hay

双语例句

• The farmer forked hay.
  这农民用叉子叉干草。
• The driver heaped a cart with hay.
  车夫装了一大车干草。
• He ignited the wood with a band of hay.
  他用一把干草引燃了这些木柴。
• Both his clothes and the hay were saturated with rain.
  他的衣服和麦草都浸透了雨水。
• The farmers were delighted to get the hay in so early in the year.
  农民们很高兴那年那么早就把草收好了。
• These men have quarreled over the price of a load of hay.
  这帮人为了一车干草的价钱争吵不休。
• The presence of pollen in the atmosphere causes hay fever in some people.
  大气中花粉的存在使一些人患了花粉热。
• Hay fever is an affliction which arrives at an early age.
  枯草热是年纪较小时会患的一种病。
• There was a little hay left and a little corn.
  只剩下一点儿干草和玉米了。
• He drove by with a big load of hay
  他载着一大车干草驶过。