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

• 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。
• Farmers cut the hay, fork it on to a cart and then store it in barns.
  农夫们割下干草，用叉子把草叉到车上，然后拉到谷仓贮存。
• By June we had already baled one cutting of hay and gotten it safely into the barn.
  到六月份我们已经砍了第一批干草并打成捆，安全运进谷仓了。
• Both his clothes and the hay were saturated with rain.
  他的衣服和麦草都浸透了雨水。
• When hay fever first occurs it is often mistaken for a summer cold.
  花粉病初期常被误认为是风热感冒。
• The farmer forked hay.
  这农民用叉子叉干草。
• 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。
• Once hay has been cut and baled it has to go through some chemical processes.
  干草割下并捆扎之后需要对其进行化学处理。
• You only understand hay and barley.
  你只知道干草和大麦。
• She's a victim of the dreaded hay fever
  她患上了花粉热这种讨厌的病症。