oat
oat
noun
feel one's oats
oaten
adjective
( oatier, oatiest)
adjective(oatier, oatiest)
语源
noun
- an Old World cereal which is cultivated chiefly in cool climates and is widely used for animal feed
（作为饲料的）燕麦 - Avena sativa, family Gramineae
拉丁名Avena sativa，禾本科
■(oats)the grain yielded by this, used as food[with modifier]
（作为粮食的）燕麦
■used in names of wild grasses related to the cultivated oat, e.g. wild oat
［用于与人工种植的燕麦有亲缘关系的杂草名称中，如wild oat]
feel one's oats
- (US, informal)feel lively and energetic
(美，非正式)感到精力充沛
- (Brit. informal)have sexual intercourse
(英，非正式)性交
- go through a period of wild or promiscuous behaviour while young
（年轻时）过放荡生活，厮混
oaten
adjective
- (古)
( oatier, oatiest)
adjective(oatier, oatiest)
语源
- Old English āte, plural ātan, of unknown origin. Unlike other names of cereals (such as wheat, barley, etc.), oat is not a mass noun and may originally have denoted the individual grain, which may imply that oats were eaten in grains and not as meal
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