Definition of oat in English:

oat

noun əʊtoʊt

1An Old World cereal plant with a loose, branched cluster of florets, cultivated in cool climates and widely used for animal feed.
（作为饲料的）燕麦
Avena sativa, family Gramineae
Example sentencesExamples
- The majority of agricultural land is in private hands, wheat, rye, barley, oats, potatoes, and sugar beet being the main crops.
- Including a spring seeded crop such as corn, sorghum, soybean, oat, proso millet or sunflower in the rotation breaks the life cycle of blue mustard.
- In addition, more acres of sugar beets were being grown than a year ago, while sunflower, alfalfa, oats, dry edible beans, millet, and wheat were lower.
- There's been more interest in planting alfalfa and oats than in recent years.
- A large part of its fifty miles by twenty were taken up with arable farming - corn, wheat, barley and oats - while such ancient woodlands as Sherwood Forest still remained.
- Green manures such as rye and oats are often planted in the fall after the crops have been harvested.
- Monotony came from the self-sufficiency of small farms; since bread was the staple food, most farms grew wheat, along with other cereals like rye, oat, buckwheat, maize and barley.
- The differential localization of GA-like substances occurs between the lower and upper halves of gravistimulated shoots of oats, sunflowers and maize.
- Barley, oats, triticale and rye are all valuable in animal feed, and if managed carefully, can produce profitable yields.
- Usda reports per acre costs of production for only certain crops, including barley, corn, upland cotton, oats, rice, sorghum, soybeans, and wheat.
- Greenbugs feed on a variety of grass crops, including wheat, oats, barley, rye and sorghum.
- Here's an excuse to let a section of lawn grow tall and go to hay, or plant some of it to alfalfa, red clover or oats.
- He balances 35 acres of vegetable production with 35 acres in cover crops like red clover, sweet blossom clover, rye, oats and peas.
- In late spring a second field planted with oats, barley, legumes or lentils, which were harvested in late summer.
- Crops produced for domestic sale include corn, barley, oats, wheat, potatoes, and fruits.
- Glabrous mutant varieties have been identified in many cereal crop species, including rice, wheat, barley, oats, pearl millet, sugarcane, and sorghum.
- The best source of fiber is hay, such as timothy, alfalfa, oat, or orchard grass.
- Wheat, barley, rice, rye, oats, millet and corn are the world's top food crops.
- During Schomburgk's time the garden provided services of considerable importance to farmers by introducing new strains of wheat, oats and sorghum.
- Most farmers cultivated wheat, oats and barley, and exported the majority of the agricultural produce.
1. 1.1oats The grain yielded by the oat plant, used as food.
  （作为粮食的）燕麦
  oats are great health value
  with modifier porridge oats
  Example sentencesExamples
  Whisk together flour, oats, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl.
  Crumble toppings in France, as in England, only rarely contain oats or other rustic grains, unlike the usual American version.
  Cereals made with whole wheat, oats or bran are as healthful as they are convenient.
  Nutritionally, oats are similar to whole wheat, the main difference being that the oat kernel has not been taken apart, and the wheat kernel has.
  When I looked in the ingredients it's oats with cream powder and skimmed milk in it.
  High fibre foods, such as fresh fruit and veg, oats, lentils and kidney beans, are important.
  The Scottish haggis may be an entirely indigenous invention, but in the absence of written records there is no way of knowing; it could be an adaptation of a Roman recipe to the local mutton and oats.
  Because oats have a lower gluten content than wheat, people who have a gluten intolerance can safely enjoy a bowl of porridge or biscuits made with oats rather than flour.
  The cereal is said to have a combination of real blueberries, sliced strawberries and whole raspberries that were picked at their peak plus the whole grain goodness of toasted oats and wheat flakes.
  Gluten is a protein found in wheat, oats and other grains.
  This vegan cheddar is essentially made out of brown rice, oats and canola oil.
  In a 2-quart pan, melt the lard and peanut butter over medium heat, then stir in the oats, cornmeal, flour, and sugar.
  In addition to being a popular food, oats also have a long history of use in herbal medicine.
  In a medium bowl, combine 1 cup flour, muscovado sugar, oats, and oil, mixing well with a spoon or your hands until the mixture holds together in clumps and all the flour is incorporated.
  In a large bowl, combine the oats, sugar, raisins, chopped nuts, cinnamon and salt.
  Special foods, including crushed oats, bran and carrots, have been flown in for horses with discerning palates.
  In addition to drinking plenty of water, it pays to eat a diet rich in high-fibre foods such as oats, fresh fruits and vegetables and beans and pulses.
  The farm supplies milk from its Ayrshire herd for Duchy Originals milk, vegetables for crisps, oats and wheat for biscuits, pigs for bacon and sausages and barley for ale.
  We have the finest larder in the world: think of our fabulous game, beef, lamb, seafood, oats, barley and soft fruits.
  On the other hand, wholegrains (such as brown rice, oats, wholemeal bread, wholewheat pasta), tend to give rise to more tempered amounts of insulin.
2. 1.2 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
  Example sentencesExamples
  Wild oats is the most serious grassy weed in the Prairies.
  The seedhead of slender wild oat is very attenuated and from it projects a long (2-inch) awn that looks like an antenna from a large insect.
  Future work will address the impact of infection on these wild grass hosts.
2literary An oat stem used as a musical pipe by shepherds, especially in pastoral or bucolic poetry.

Phrases

feel one's oats

informal Feel lively and energetic.
〈美，非正式〉感到精力充沛
she's in the pink and feeling her oats
Example sentencesExamples
- Both Brewer and Askew understood that the representatives of cities were feeling their oats, and that success in pushing legislative action required behind-the-scenes lobbying.
- There's a strong link between agricultural and political power, and the new farming players are feeling their oats.
- Now that you're feeling your oats and enjoying the fruits of your hard labor, not to mention that shake, we might as well let you in on a little secret: you may not be as strong as you think.
- ‘There are lots of older dancers now who are feeling their oats and looking for opportunities to perform,’ he says.
- Libby is feeling his oats now, but when his wife explains how they have no money coming in and tons of it going out, with no prospect of making any more money for years.
- And I don't want them to be satisfied with coming here and, you know, feeling our oats because we won our first game.
- I took a few breaths and whispered, ‘He's feeling his oats, Father.’
- For one thing, (The Corsair feels his oats) there is a deep discrepancy as to how each of them perceives their ‘relationship.’
- ‘The little brats are really feeling their oats lately,’ offered Sarah.
- Perhaps the proper term was ‘feeling her oats’ - whatever it was, she felt a lot better than she had in a long damn time.

get one's oats

informal Have sexual intercourse.
〈英，非正式〉性交
Example sentencesExamples
- Adopt a guard dog (to deter burglars) and do keep getting your oats.
- The poor teenagers think that this really happens, and feel inadequate that it doesn't happen to them, even though their mates claim they get their oats on a regular basis.
- Oats are thought to promote fertility because of their combination of proteins, fats and vitamins so there may be some truth in the old expression ‘getting your oats’.
- So Ken tries to have it both ways, getting his oats with Laura and his dinner with Hilary, which is what causes his ultimate downfall.
- He's getting his oats with a married woman, the superb Rachel Roberts, and exchanging badinage with Aunt Ada: the incomparable, but here very restrained Hylda Baker.
- Did you get your oats last night?
- It is kind as if you are saying, Hell I don't need to kiss properly now, I'm going to get my oats anyway.
- As a friend of mine said, if you get your barley over there, you can get your oats over here!
- Socially, they are a brilliant couple, and I'm sure they get plenty of oats!

sow one's wild oats

Engage in a period of wild or irresponsible behaviour while young, especially involving many casual sexual relationships.
he sowed his wild oats before settling down
Example sentencesExamples
- In this case, it is probably for the best that they sow their wild oats when they are young.
- I have left him several times in order to sow my wild oats.
- There's a view that you should sow your wild oats and not marry until you're 30, but I disagree with that.
- The next summer he sows his wild oats, but tries to maintain a ‘friendship’ with me.
- Life was ‘full and merry’, perhaps selfish and debauched, with heavy use of the double standard as young men ‘sowed their wild oats’.
- She was almost ten years younger than Mom and Uncle Ray, and she was still ‘sowing her wild oats’.
- Anybody who has walked downtown on a weekend evening probably has a good idea that countless young American students regularly visit to sow their wild oats.
- The second week of hot weather heralded the coming of mini-skirts, short shorts and halter tops and of course, the mating calls of the testosterone filled males who were just itching to sow their wild oats.
- men with a roving eye have been sowing their wild oats far and wide for millennia, new genetic evidence suggests.
- Unfortunately there is still the unspoken understanding that young men are allowed to sow their wild oats.

Derivatives

oaten

adjective ˈəʊtn

archaic

Made with or containing oats.
traditional oaten bread
Example sentencesExamples
- In the west, it was mostly oaten straw that was used and it was important that the material had not been damaged and so, there was great care taken with the straw when it was threshed by the flail.
- In Robin's world, each of his merry man is promised three suits of Lincoln green each year, along with a salary, venison, ‘sweet oaten cakes, and curds and honey’.
- Rolls of good quality oaten hay are valued at between $60 and $70 a roll.

oaty

adjectiveoatier, oatiest

Suddenly the whole oaty lump fell, detaching itself from my metal utensil.
Example sentencesExamples
- It sat on a spicy, oaty venison haggis which could have been good on its own but not soaked in another shiny gravy called ‘rich game sauce’.
- To accompany your morning coffee, have some oaty chocolate brownies with white and dark chocolate - since there are oats in the mixture, they are a healthier option than some brownies.
- I swooned happily into my oaty crumbs and brown butter, not a bad place to land on a Sunday morning at 9 am.
- The chocolate Hob Nob, my favourite British biscuit, becomes a floaty oaty chocolatey mess.

Origin

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.

Oats are used as feed for horses, making them friskier and more energetic, and if you show signs of being lively and buoyant you may be said to be feeling your oats (mid 19th century). To be off your oats (late 19th century), on the other hand, means that you have no appetite for food. Wild oats are weeds found in cornfields which resemble cultivated oats. They have no value as a crop, so you would be wasting your time sowing them instead of good grain. Since the 16th century sowing your wild oats has been a term for behaving wildly or promiscuously when young, while to get your oats [1920s] is to have sex.

Rhymes

afloat, bloat, boat, capote, coat, connote, cote, dote, emote, float, gloat, goat, groat, misquote, moat, mote, note, outvote, promote, quote, rote, shoat, smote, stoat, Succoth, table d'hôte, Terre Haute, throat, tote, vote, wrote

Definition of oat in US English:

oat

nounōtoʊt

1A cereal plant cultivated chiefly in cool climates and widely used for animal feed as well as human consumption.
（作为饲料的）燕麦
Avena sativa, family Gramineae
Example sentencesExamples
- The differential localization of GA-like substances occurs between the lower and upper halves of gravistimulated shoots of oats, sunflowers and maize.
- Greenbugs feed on a variety of grass crops, including wheat, oats, barley, rye and sorghum.
- Here's an excuse to let a section of lawn grow tall and go to hay, or plant some of it to alfalfa, red clover or oats.
- Wheat, barley, rice, rye, oats, millet and corn are the world's top food crops.
- Most farmers cultivated wheat, oats and barley, and exported the majority of the agricultural produce.
- Usda reports per acre costs of production for only certain crops, including barley, corn, upland cotton, oats, rice, sorghum, soybeans, and wheat.
- A large part of its fifty miles by twenty were taken up with arable farming - corn, wheat, barley and oats - while such ancient woodlands as Sherwood Forest still remained.
- The best source of fiber is hay, such as timothy, alfalfa, oat, or orchard grass.
- Green manures such as rye and oats are often planted in the fall after the crops have been harvested.
- There's been more interest in planting alfalfa and oats than in recent years.
- Including a spring seeded crop such as corn, sorghum, soybean, oat, proso millet or sunflower in the rotation breaks the life cycle of blue mustard.
- During Schomburgk's time the garden provided services of considerable importance to farmers by introducing new strains of wheat, oats and sorghum.
- Glabrous mutant varieties have been identified in many cereal crop species, including rice, wheat, barley, oats, pearl millet, sugarcane, and sorghum.
- The majority of agricultural land is in private hands, wheat, rye, barley, oats, potatoes, and sugar beet being the main crops.
- In late spring a second field planted with oats, barley, legumes or lentils, which were harvested in late summer.
- Monotony came from the self-sufficiency of small farms; since bread was the staple food, most farms grew wheat, along with other cereals like rye, oat, buckwheat, maize and barley.
- He balances 35 acres of vegetable production with 35 acres in cover crops like red clover, sweet blossom clover, rye, oats and peas.
- In addition, more acres of sugar beets were being grown than a year ago, while sunflower, alfalfa, oats, dry edible beans, millet, and wheat were lower.
- Barley, oats, triticale and rye are all valuable in animal feed, and if managed carefully, can produce profitable yields.
- Crops produced for domestic sale include corn, barley, oats, wheat, potatoes, and fruits.
1. 1.1oats The grain yielded by this, used as food.
  （作为粮食的）燕麦
  Example sentencesExamples
  In addition to being a popular food, oats also have a long history of use in herbal medicine.
  The Scottish haggis may be an entirely indigenous invention, but in the absence of written records there is no way of knowing; it could be an adaptation of a Roman recipe to the local mutton and oats.
  Nutritionally, oats are similar to whole wheat, the main difference being that the oat kernel has not been taken apart, and the wheat kernel has.
  Crumble toppings in France, as in England, only rarely contain oats or other rustic grains, unlike the usual American version.
  High fibre foods, such as fresh fruit and veg, oats, lentils and kidney beans, are important.
  Special foods, including crushed oats, bran and carrots, have been flown in for horses with discerning palates.
  Because oats have a lower gluten content than wheat, people who have a gluten intolerance can safely enjoy a bowl of porridge or biscuits made with oats rather than flour.
  In a 2-quart pan, melt the lard and peanut butter over medium heat, then stir in the oats, cornmeal, flour, and sugar.
  The farm supplies milk from its Ayrshire herd for Duchy Originals milk, vegetables for crisps, oats and wheat for biscuits, pigs for bacon and sausages and barley for ale.
  On the other hand, wholegrains (such as brown rice, oats, wholemeal bread, wholewheat pasta), tend to give rise to more tempered amounts of insulin.
  In a large bowl, combine the oats, sugar, raisins, chopped nuts, cinnamon and salt.
  Whisk together flour, oats, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl.
  This vegan cheddar is essentially made out of brown rice, oats and canola oil.
  When I looked in the ingredients it's oats with cream powder and skimmed milk in it.
  Gluten is a protein found in wheat, oats and other grains.
  Cereals made with whole wheat, oats or bran are as healthful as they are convenient.
  In addition to drinking plenty of water, it pays to eat a diet rich in high-fibre foods such as oats, fresh fruits and vegetables and beans and pulses.
  In a medium bowl, combine 1 cup flour, muscovado sugar, oats, and oil, mixing well with a spoon or your hands until the mixture holds together in clumps and all the flour is incorporated.
  We have the finest larder in the world: think of our fabulous game, beef, lamb, seafood, oats, barley and soft fruits.
  The cereal is said to have a combination of real blueberries, sliced strawberries and whole raspberries that were picked at their peak plus the whole grain goodness of toasted oats and wheat flakes.
2. 1.2 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
  Example sentencesExamples
  The seedhead of slender wild oat is very attenuated and from it projects a long (2-inch) awn that looks like an antenna from a large insect.
  Wild oats is the most serious grassy weed in the Prairies.
  Future work will address the impact of infection on these wild grass hosts.

Phrases

feel one's oats

informal Feel lively and energetic.
〈美，非正式〉感到精力充沛
Example sentencesExamples
- Libby is feeling his oats now, but when his wife explains how they have no money coming in and tons of it going out, with no prospect of making any more money for years.
- ‘There are lots of older dancers now who are feeling their oats and looking for opportunities to perform,’ he says.
- And I don't want them to be satisfied with coming here and, you know, feeling our oats because we won our first game.
- Now that you're feeling your oats and enjoying the fruits of your hard labor, not to mention that shake, we might as well let you in on a little secret: you may not be as strong as you think.
- There's a strong link between agricultural and political power, and the new farming players are feeling their oats.
- I took a few breaths and whispered, ‘He's feeling his oats, Father.’
- ‘The little brats are really feeling their oats lately,’ offered Sarah.
- Perhaps the proper term was ‘feeling her oats’ - whatever it was, she felt a lot better than she had in a long damn time.
- Both Brewer and Askew understood that the representatives of cities were feeling their oats, and that success in pushing legislative action required behind-the-scenes lobbying.
- For one thing, (The Corsair feels his oats) there is a deep discrepancy as to how each of them perceives their ‘relationship.’

sow one's wild oats

Engage in a period of wild or irresponsible behavior while young, especially involving many casual sexual relationships.
Example sentencesExamples
- She was almost ten years younger than Mom and Uncle Ray, and she was still ‘sowing her wild oats’.
- Unfortunately there is still the unspoken understanding that young men are allowed to sow their wild oats.
- Anybody who has walked downtown on a weekend evening probably has a good idea that countless young American students regularly visit to sow their wild oats.
- The second week of hot weather heralded the coming of mini-skirts, short shorts and halter tops and of course, the mating calls of the testosterone filled males who were just itching to sow their wild oats.
- men with a roving eye have been sowing their wild oats far and wide for millennia, new genetic evidence suggests.
- There's a view that you should sow your wild oats and not marry until you're 30, but I disagree with that.
- I have left him several times in order to sow my wild oats.
- The next summer he sows his wild oats, but tries to maintain a ‘friendship’ with me.
- In this case, it is probably for the best that they sow their wild oats when they are young.
- Life was ‘full and merry’, perhaps selfish and debauched, with heavy use of the double standard as young men ‘sowed their wild oats’.

Origin

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.

词汇	oat
释义	Definition of oat in English: oat noun əʊtoʊt 1An Old World cereal plant with a loose, branched cluster of florets, cultivated in cool climates and widely used for animal feed. （作为饲料的）燕麦 Avena sativa, family Gramineae Example sentencesExamples The majority of agricultural land is in private hands, wheat, rye, barley, oats, potatoes, and sugar beet being the main crops. Including a spring seeded crop such as corn, sorghum, soybean, oat, proso millet or sunflower in the rotation breaks the life cycle of blue mustard. In addition, more acres of sugar beets were being grown than a year ago, while sunflower, alfalfa, oats, dry edible beans, millet, and wheat were lower. There's been more interest in planting alfalfa and oats than in recent years. A large part of its fifty miles by twenty were taken up with arable farming - corn, wheat, barley and oats - while such ancient woodlands as Sherwood Forest still remained. Green manures such as rye and oats are often planted in the fall after the crops have been harvested. Monotony came from the self-sufficiency of small farms; since bread was the staple food, most farms grew wheat, along with other cereals like rye, oat, buckwheat, maize and barley. The differential localization of GA-like substances occurs between the lower and upper halves of gravistimulated shoots of oats, sunflowers and maize. Barley, oats, triticale and rye are all valuable in animal feed, and if managed carefully, can produce profitable yields. Usda reports per acre costs of production for only certain crops, including barley, corn, upland cotton, oats, rice, sorghum, soybeans, and wheat. Greenbugs feed on a variety of grass crops, including wheat, oats, barley, rye and sorghum. Here's an excuse to let a section of lawn grow tall and go to hay, or plant some of it to alfalfa, red clover or oats. He balances 35 acres of vegetable production with 35 acres in cover crops like red clover, sweet blossom clover, rye, oats and peas. In late spring a second field planted with oats, barley, legumes or lentils, which were harvested in late summer. Crops produced for domestic sale include corn, barley, oats, wheat, potatoes, and fruits. Glabrous mutant varieties have been identified in many cereal crop species, including rice, wheat, barley, oats, pearl millet, sugarcane, and sorghum. The best source of fiber is hay, such as timothy, alfalfa, oat, or orchard grass. Wheat, barley, rice, rye, oats, millet and corn are the world's top food crops. During Schomburgk's time the garden provided services of considerable importance to farmers by introducing new strains of wheat, oats and sorghum. Most farmers cultivated wheat, oats and barley, and exported the majority of the agricultural produce. 1.1oats The grain yielded by the oat plant, used as food. （作为粮食的）燕麦 oats are great health value with modifier porridge oats Example sentencesExamples Whisk together flour, oats, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Crumble toppings in France, as in England, only rarely contain oats or other rustic grains, unlike the usual American version. Cereals made with whole wheat, oats or bran are as healthful as they are convenient. Nutritionally, oats are similar to whole wheat, the main difference being that the oat kernel has not been taken apart, and the wheat kernel has. When I looked in the ingredients it's oats with cream powder and skimmed milk in it. High fibre foods, such as fresh fruit and veg, oats, lentils and kidney beans, are important. The Scottish haggis may be an entirely indigenous invention, but in the absence of written records there is no way of knowing; it could be an adaptation of a Roman recipe to the local mutton and oats. Because oats have a lower gluten content than wheat, people who have a gluten intolerance can safely enjoy a bowl of porridge or biscuits made with oats rather than flour. The cereal is said to have a combination of real blueberries, sliced strawberries and whole raspberries that were picked at their peak plus the whole grain goodness of toasted oats and wheat flakes. Gluten is a protein found in wheat, oats and other grains. This vegan cheddar is essentially made out of brown rice, oats and canola oil. In a 2-quart pan, melt the lard and peanut butter over medium heat, then stir in the oats, cornmeal, flour, and sugar. In addition to being a popular food, oats also have a long history of use in herbal medicine. In a medium bowl, combine 1 cup flour, muscovado sugar, oats, and oil, mixing well with a spoon or your hands until the mixture holds together in clumps and all the flour is incorporated. In a large bowl, combine the oats, sugar, raisins, chopped nuts, cinnamon and salt. Special foods, including crushed oats, bran and carrots, have been flown in for horses with discerning palates. In addition to drinking plenty of water, it pays to eat a diet rich in high-fibre foods such as oats, fresh fruits and vegetables and beans and pulses. The farm supplies milk from its Ayrshire herd for Duchy Originals milk, vegetables for crisps, oats and wheat for biscuits, pigs for bacon and sausages and barley for ale. We have the finest larder in the world: think of our fabulous game, beef, lamb, seafood, oats, barley and soft fruits. On the other hand, wholegrains (such as brown rice, oats, wholemeal bread, wholewheat pasta), tend to give rise to more tempered amounts of insulin. 1.2 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 Example sentencesExamples Wild oats is the most serious grassy weed in the Prairies. The seedhead of slender wild oat is very attenuated and from it projects a long (2-inch) awn that looks like an antenna from a large insect. Future work will address the impact of infection on these wild grass hosts. 2literary An oat stem used as a musical pipe by shepherds, especially in pastoral or bucolic poetry. Phrases feel one's oats informal Feel lively and energetic. 〈美，非正式〉感到精力充沛 she's in the pink and feeling her oats Example sentencesExamples Both Brewer and Askew understood that the representatives of cities were feeling their oats, and that success in pushing legislative action required behind-the-scenes lobbying. There's a strong link between agricultural and political power, and the new farming players are feeling their oats. Now that you're feeling your oats and enjoying the fruits of your hard labor, not to mention that shake, we might as well let you in on a little secret: you may not be as strong as you think. ‘There are lots of older dancers now who are feeling their oats and looking for opportunities to perform,’ he says. Libby is feeling his oats now, but when his wife explains how they have no money coming in and tons of it going out, with no prospect of making any more money for years. And I don't want them to be satisfied with coming here and, you know, feeling our oats because we won our first game. I took a few breaths and whispered, ‘He's feeling his oats, Father.’ For one thing, (The Corsair feels his oats) there is a deep discrepancy as to how each of them perceives their ‘relationship.’ ‘The little brats are really feeling their oats lately,’ offered Sarah. Perhaps the proper term was ‘feeling her oats’ - whatever it was, she felt a lot better than she had in a long damn time. get one's oats informal Have sexual intercourse. 〈英，非正式〉性交 Example sentencesExamples Adopt a guard dog (to deter burglars) and do keep getting your oats. The poor teenagers think that this really happens, and feel inadequate that it doesn't happen to them, even though their mates claim they get their oats on a regular basis. Oats are thought to promote fertility because of their combination of proteins, fats and vitamins so there may be some truth in the old expression ‘getting your oats’. So Ken tries to have it both ways, getting his oats with Laura and his dinner with Hilary, which is what causes his ultimate downfall. He's getting his oats with a married woman, the superb Rachel Roberts, and exchanging badinage with Aunt Ada: the incomparable, but here very restrained Hylda Baker. Did you get your oats last night? It is kind as if you are saying, Hell I don't need to kiss properly now, I'm going to get my oats anyway. As a friend of mine said, if you get your barley over there, you can get your oats over here! Socially, they are a brilliant couple, and I'm sure they get plenty of oats! sow one's wild oats Engage in a period of wild or irresponsible behaviour while young, especially involving many casual sexual relationships. he sowed his wild oats before settling down Example sentencesExamples In this case, it is probably for the best that they sow their wild oats when they are young. I have left him several times in order to sow my wild oats. There's a view that you should sow your wild oats and not marry until you're 30, but I disagree with that. The next summer he sows his wild oats, but tries to maintain a ‘friendship’ with me. Life was ‘full and merry’, perhaps selfish and debauched, with heavy use of the double standard as young men ‘sowed their wild oats’. She was almost ten years younger than Mom and Uncle Ray, and she was still ‘sowing her wild oats’. Anybody who has walked downtown on a weekend evening probably has a good idea that countless young American students regularly visit to sow their wild oats. The second week of hot weather heralded the coming of mini-skirts, short shorts and halter tops and of course, the mating calls of the testosterone filled males who were just itching to sow their wild oats. men with a roving eye have been sowing their wild oats far and wide for millennia, new genetic evidence suggests. Unfortunately there is still the unspoken understanding that young men are allowed to sow their wild oats. Derivatives oaten adjective ˈəʊtn archaic Made with or containing oats. traditional oaten bread Example sentencesExamples In the west, it was mostly oaten straw that was used and it was important that the material had not been damaged and so, there was great care taken with the straw when it was threshed by the flail. In Robin's world, each of his merry man is promised three suits of Lincoln green each year, along with a salary, venison, ‘sweet oaten cakes, and curds and honey’. Rolls of good quality oaten hay are valued at between $60 and $70 a roll. oaty adjectiveoatier, oatiest Suddenly the whole oaty lump fell, detaching itself from my metal utensil. Example sentencesExamples It sat on a spicy, oaty venison haggis which could have been good on its own but not soaked in another shiny gravy called ‘rich game sauce’. To accompany your morning coffee, have some oaty chocolate brownies with white and dark chocolate - since there are oats in the mixture, they are a healthier option than some brownies. I swooned happily into my oaty crumbs and brown butter, not a bad place to land on a Sunday morning at 9 am. The chocolate Hob Nob, my favourite British biscuit, becomes a floaty oaty chocolatey mess. Origin 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. Oats are used as feed for horses, making them friskier and more energetic, and if you show signs of being lively and buoyant you may be said to be feeling your oats (mid 19th century). To be off your oats (late 19th century), on the other hand, means that you have no appetite for food. Wild oats are weeds found in cornfields which resemble cultivated oats. They have no value as a crop, so you would be wasting your time sowing them instead of good grain. Since the 16th century sowing your wild oats has been a term for behaving wildly or promiscuously when young, while to get your oats [1920s] is to have sex. Rhymes afloat, bloat, boat, capote, coat, connote, cote, dote, emote, float, gloat, goat, groat, misquote, moat, mote, note, outvote, promote, quote, rote, shoat, smote, stoat, Succoth, table d'hôte, Terre Haute, throat, tote, vote, wrote noun.1 phr. Definition of oat in US English: oat nounōtoʊt 1A cereal plant cultivated chiefly in cool climates and widely used for animal feed as well as human consumption. （作为饲料的）燕麦 Avena sativa, family Gramineae Example sentencesExamples The differential localization of GA-like substances occurs between the lower and upper halves of gravistimulated shoots of oats, sunflowers and maize. Greenbugs feed on a variety of grass crops, including wheat, oats, barley, rye and sorghum. Here's an excuse to let a section of lawn grow tall and go to hay, or plant some of it to alfalfa, red clover or oats. Wheat, barley, rice, rye, oats, millet and corn are the world's top food crops. Most farmers cultivated wheat, oats and barley, and exported the majority of the agricultural produce. Usda reports per acre costs of production for only certain crops, including barley, corn, upland cotton, oats, rice, sorghum, soybeans, and wheat. A large part of its fifty miles by twenty were taken up with arable farming - corn, wheat, barley and oats - while such ancient woodlands as Sherwood Forest still remained. The best source of fiber is hay, such as timothy, alfalfa, oat, or orchard grass. Green manures such as rye and oats are often planted in the fall after the crops have been harvested. There's been more interest in planting alfalfa and oats than in recent years. Including a spring seeded crop such as corn, sorghum, soybean, oat, proso millet or sunflower in the rotation breaks the life cycle of blue mustard. During Schomburgk's time the garden provided services of considerable importance to farmers by introducing new strains of wheat, oats and sorghum. Glabrous mutant varieties have been identified in many cereal crop species, including rice, wheat, barley, oats, pearl millet, sugarcane, and sorghum. The majority of agricultural land is in private hands, wheat, rye, barley, oats, potatoes, and sugar beet being the main crops. In late spring a second field planted with oats, barley, legumes or lentils, which were harvested in late summer. Monotony came from the self-sufficiency of small farms; since bread was the staple food, most farms grew wheat, along with other cereals like rye, oat, buckwheat, maize and barley. He balances 35 acres of vegetable production with 35 acres in cover crops like red clover, sweet blossom clover, rye, oats and peas. In addition, more acres of sugar beets were being grown than a year ago, while sunflower, alfalfa, oats, dry edible beans, millet, and wheat were lower. Barley, oats, triticale and rye are all valuable in animal feed, and if managed carefully, can produce profitable yields. Crops produced for domestic sale include corn, barley, oats, wheat, potatoes, and fruits. 1.1oats The grain yielded by this, used as food. （作为粮食的）燕麦 Example sentencesExamples In addition to being a popular food, oats also have a long history of use in herbal medicine. The Scottish haggis may be an entirely indigenous invention, but in the absence of written records there is no way of knowing; it could be an adaptation of a Roman recipe to the local mutton and oats. Nutritionally, oats are similar to whole wheat, the main difference being that the oat kernel has not been taken apart, and the wheat kernel has. Crumble toppings in France, as in England, only rarely contain oats or other rustic grains, unlike the usual American version. High fibre foods, such as fresh fruit and veg, oats, lentils and kidney beans, are important. Special foods, including crushed oats, bran and carrots, have been flown in for horses with discerning palates. Because oats have a lower gluten content than wheat, people who have a gluten intolerance can safely enjoy a bowl of porridge or biscuits made with oats rather than flour. In a 2-quart pan, melt the lard and peanut butter over medium heat, then stir in the oats, cornmeal, flour, and sugar. The farm supplies milk from its Ayrshire herd for Duchy Originals milk, vegetables for crisps, oats and wheat for biscuits, pigs for bacon and sausages and barley for ale. On the other hand, wholegrains (such as brown rice, oats, wholemeal bread, wholewheat pasta), tend to give rise to more tempered amounts of insulin. In a large bowl, combine the oats, sugar, raisins, chopped nuts, cinnamon and salt. Whisk together flour, oats, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. This vegan cheddar is essentially made out of brown rice, oats and canola oil. When I looked in the ingredients it's oats with cream powder and skimmed milk in it. Gluten is a protein found in wheat, oats and other grains. Cereals made with whole wheat, oats or bran are as healthful as they are convenient. In addition to drinking plenty of water, it pays to eat a diet rich in high-fibre foods such as oats, fresh fruits and vegetables and beans and pulses. In a medium bowl, combine 1 cup flour, muscovado sugar, oats, and oil, mixing well with a spoon or your hands until the mixture holds together in clumps and all the flour is incorporated. We have the finest larder in the world: think of our fabulous game, beef, lamb, seafood, oats, barley and soft fruits. The cereal is said to have a combination of real blueberries, sliced strawberries and whole raspberries that were picked at their peak plus the whole grain goodness of toasted oats and wheat flakes. 1.2 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 Example sentencesExamples The seedhead of slender wild oat is very attenuated and from it projects a long (2-inch) awn that looks like an antenna from a large insect. Wild oats is the most serious grassy weed in the Prairies. Future work will address the impact of infection on these wild grass hosts. Phrases feel one's oats informal Feel lively and energetic. 〈美，非正式〉感到精力充沛 Example sentencesExamples Libby is feeling his oats now, but when his wife explains how they have no money coming in and tons of it going out, with no prospect of making any more money for years. ‘There are lots of older dancers now who are feeling their oats and looking for opportunities to perform,’ he says. And I don't want them to be satisfied with coming here and, you know, feeling our oats because we won our first game. Now that you're feeling your oats and enjoying the fruits of your hard labor, not to mention that shake, we might as well let you in on a little secret: you may not be as strong as you think. There's a strong link between agricultural and political power, and the new farming players are feeling their oats. I took a few breaths and whispered, ‘He's feeling his oats, Father.’ ‘The little brats are really feeling their oats lately,’ offered Sarah. Perhaps the proper term was ‘feeling her oats’ - whatever it was, she felt a lot better than she had in a long damn time. Both Brewer and Askew understood that the representatives of cities were feeling their oats, and that success in pushing legislative action required behind-the-scenes lobbying. For one thing, (The Corsair feels his oats) there is a deep discrepancy as to how each of them perceives their ‘relationship.’ sow one's wild oats Engage in a period of wild or irresponsible behavior while young, especially involving many casual sexual relationships. Example sentencesExamples She was almost ten years younger than Mom and Uncle Ray, and she was still ‘sowing her wild oats’. Unfortunately there is still the unspoken understanding that young men are allowed to sow their wild oats. Anybody who has walked downtown on a weekend evening probably has a good idea that countless young American students regularly visit to sow their wild oats. The second week of hot weather heralded the coming of mini-skirts, short shorts and halter tops and of course, the mating calls of the testosterone filled males who were just itching to sow their wild oats. men with a roving eye have been sowing their wild oats far and wide for millennia, new genetic evidence suggests. There's a view that you should sow your wild oats and not marry until you're 30, but I disagree with that. I have left him several times in order to sow my wild oats. The next summer he sows his wild oats, but tries to maintain a ‘friendship’ with me. In this case, it is probably for the best that they sow their wild oats when they are young. Life was ‘full and merry’, perhaps selfish and debauched, with heavy use of the double standard as young men ‘sowed their wild oats’. Origin 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. noun.1 phr.
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