oats
n
1 [pl, sometimes sing v 有时用单数动词]
(grain from a) type of cereal plant grown in cool climates as food 燕麦
Give the horse some oats. 给马喂些燕麦.
fields of ripe barley and oats 成熟的大麦和燕麦田
Oats is a crop grown widely in Europe. 燕麦是欧洲广泛种植的作物.
2 [sing or pl v]
oatmeal porridge 燕麦粥
Is/Are porridge oats on the breakfast menu? 早餐的食谱上有燕麦粥吗?
3 (idm 习语) feel one's oats => feel1. be getting one's `oats (infml 口) have sex regularly 有正常的性生活. (be) off one's `oats (infml 口) (be) lacking appetite for food 胃口不好
He's been a bit off his oats since his illness. 他生病以来胃口就不大好. sow one's wild oats => sow2.
🗣️ 情景例句
My vacation was terrible, it rained the whole time.
我的假期简直糟透了,整天都在下雨。
When are you off?
你什么时候动身?
but when she got out at her own floor, both were forgotten in her sudden discovery that her front door was open.