hay

1. N-UNCOUNT Hay is grass which has been cut and dried so that it can be used to feed animals. (作飼料用的) 乾草

...bales of hay. …一綑綑的乾草。

2. PHRASE If you say that someone is making hay or is making hay while the sun shines, you mean that they are taking advantage of a situation that is favourable to them while they have the chance to. 曬草要趁好太陽; 抓緊時(shí)機(jī)

We knew war was coming, and were determined to make hay while we could. 我們知道戰(zhàn)爭即將來臨，所以決定盡可能抓緊時(shí)機(jī)。

3. V to cut, dry, and store (grass, clover, etc) as fodder 把(青草、苜蓿等)制成乾草

4. N a circular figure in country dancing (鄕村舞中的)圓圈舞步型