hay

hay1
noun
  1. [mass noun]grass that has been mown and dried for use as fodder
    干草
常用词组
hit the hay
  1. (informal)go to bed
    (非正式)上床睡觉
make hay while the sun shines
  1. (proverb)make good use of an opportunity while it lasts
    (谚)趁热打铁
语源
  1. Old English hēg, hīeg, hīg, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hooi and German Heu, also to hew

hay2
noun
  1. a country dance with interweaving steps similar to a reel
    圆圈舞(一种乡村舞蹈)
    ■a winding figure in such a dance
    圆圈舞中的绕圈舞步
语源
  1. early 16th cent.: from an obsolete sense 'a kind of dance' of French haie 'hedge', figuratively 'row of people lining the route of a procession'
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