hay
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++hay /heɪ/ ●●○ noun [uncountable] 1. TAClong grass that has been cut and dried, used as food for cattle 〔作牛饲料用的〕干草，饲草2. make hay (while the sun shines) USE/CONSUMEto take the opportunity to do something now, because you may not be able to do it later 晒草要趁太阳好；抓紧时机3. hit the hay informalSLEEP to go to bed 上床睡觉 → a roll in the hay at roll2(10)
Examples from the Corpus
hay• Ranchers, who have been hurting from low calf prices for years, are reluctant to buy hay.• a bale of hay• Lying around on bales of hay were about a dozen Commandos.• It is considerably higher in protein, calcium, and vitamins, than any other hay.• Jack saw the cat first, yellowish orange and brown and curled up on some hay, and quiet.• There was a barn at the far end of the hay meadow, away from the house and the other barns.• He loves the odors of the animals, the odor of the hay, new cut and drying.Origin hay Old English hieghay nounChinese
grass long been that has dried, cut and Corpus
hay
hay /heɪ/
noun [uncountable]
2. make hay (while the sun shines) to take the opportunity to do something now, because you may not be able to do it later
3. hit the hay informal to go to bed
⇨ a roll in the hay at roll2(10)
hay /heɪ/
noun [uncountable] Language: Old English
Origin: hieg
1. long grass that has been cut and dried, used as food for cattleOrigin: hieg
2. make hay (while the sun shines) to take the opportunity to do something now, because you may not be able to do it later
3. hit the hay informal to go to bed
⇨ a roll in the hay at roll2(10)
