oat meaning in English
n.
1.〔常 pl.〕 【植物；植物学】燕麦，雀麦。 ★ oats 是马的饲料，人吃的叫 oatmeal.
2.〔常作 pl., 用作单或复〕燕麦田；燕麦种子。
3.〔常作 pl., 用作单〕＝oatmeal.
4.〔诗〕麦笛，牧笛；牧歌。
adj.
燕麦做的；(燕麦)麦秆做的。 be off one's oats 没有胃口。 feel one's [its] oats (吃了燕麦的马)活泼地跳来跳去；〔美俚〕(人)自负，得意起来；〔美俚〕精神饱满，热情洋溢。 smell one's oats (马)快起来；(人)振奋起来。 sow one's wild oats 干年轻人的荒唐事；(年轻时)放荡；浪费青春。
Examples
- He sowed all his wild oats before he married .
他荒唐够了才结婚的。 - Oats have been notorious for disease problems .
燕麦曾因病害问题而著称。 - He has been a bit off his oats since his illness .
他生病以来胃口就不大好。 - The farmers here grow wheat, oats and clover .
这里的农民种植小麦、燕麦和秣草。 - Wheat and oats are of the same family , but of different genera .
小麦和燕麦是同科的，但不同属。