释义 |
oat I. \ˈōt, usu ōd.+V\ noun (-s) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English ote, from Old English āte 1. a. (1) : a plant of the genus Avena; especially : a cereal grass (Avena sativa) that is an important grain crop in temperate regions through its wide cultivation as a source of food for both human beings and animals (2) usually oats plural but singular or plural in construction : a crop of oats < oats can be grown further north than wheat > also : a field or plot of growing oats < the oats are doing well > b. usually oats plural but singular or plural in construction : oat seed; especially : the seed of the cultivated oat plant 2. archaic : a crude reed instrument made of an oat straw : an oaten pipe [oat 1a] II. transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) archaic : to feed (a horse) with oats |