| [/əuts; ots/] n 用法:
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. 用法:
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? 用法:
3 (idm 习语) feel one's oats => feel1. be getting one's `oats (infml) have sex regularly 有正常的性生活. (be) off one's `oats (infml) (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. |