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Hay Heɪ Make Grass Cut Making Noun Dried

This flashcard defines "hay" primarily as dried grass used for animal feed. It also includes the idiom "make hay while the sun shines," meaning to take advantage of favorable circumstances.

This flashcard defines "hay" primarily as dried grass used for animal feed. It also includes the idiom "make hay while the sun shines," meaning to take advantage of favorable circumstances.

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Collins
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/he͟ɪ/
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](作饲料用的)干草 Hay is grass which has been cut and dried so that it can be used to feed animals.
  • ...bales of hay.

    一捆捆干草

  • ...traditional hay making methods.

    传统的干草晒制方法

2
[PHRASE 短语]趁太阳好晒草;抓紧有利时机;不失良机 If you say that someone is making hay or is 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.
  [V inflects]
  • 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。


Oxford hay / heɪ ; NAmE heɪ / noun [uncountable ] 1 grass that has been cut and dried and is used as food for animals (用作饲料的)干草,草料 a bale of hay 一大捆干草 compare
straw
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2 ( NAmE) ( informal) a small amount of money 少量的钱 IDIOM make hay while the ˈsun shines ( saying) to make good use of opportunities, good conditions, etc. while they last 趁有太阳时晒干草;抓紧时机;打铁趁热 more at
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hay hays hayed haying
hay / heɪ ; NAmE heɪ /
LDC
hayhay /heɪ/ ●●○ noun [uncountable]
Word Origin
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Phrases
1long grass that has been cut and dried, used as food for cattle2make hay (while the sun shines) to take the opportunity to do something now, because you may not be able to do it later3hit the hay informal to go to bed a roll in the hay
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WDF

hay

[heɪ]hayed, haying, hays

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干草(96%),床(4%)
n.干草
vt.把晒干
vi.割草晒干

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