oat

名词 oat:

1. annual grass of Europe and North Africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: `oats')
2. seed of the annual grass Avena sativa (spoken of primarily in the plural as `oats')

1. Give the horse some oats.
   给马喂些燕麦。
2. Fluctuations in temperatures put their results oat by a mile.
   由于温度起伏不定，他们的测验结果很不准确。
3. Is/Are porridge oats on the breakfast menu?
   早餐的食谱上有燕麦粥吗?
4. The soldier hollowed oat a foxhole in the ground to lie in.
   那士兵在地上挖了个散兵坑以便藏身。
5. Oats mainly grow in cool climate.
   燕麦主要生长在气候凉爽的地区。

oat

n.（名词）
Often oats (used with a sing. or pl. verb)
常作 oats （与单数或复数动词连用）
Any of various grasses of the genusAvena, especially A. sativa, widely cultivated for their edible grains.
燕麦：燕麦 属禾本科植物，尤指 野燕麦 ，因其可食谷粒而广泛种植
The grain of any of these plants, used as food and fodder.
燕麦谷粒：这些植物的谷粒，用作食品和饲料
Archaic A musical pipe made of an oat straw.
【古语】 麦杆苗：燕麦杆制成的管状乐器

来源：
Middle English ote
中古英语 ote
from Old English 3te
源自 古英语 3te