hay
n[U]
1 grass cut and dried for use as animal food (用作饲料的)乾草
make hay, ie turn it over to be dried by the sun 制乾草(进行翻晒).
2 (idm 习语) hit the hay/sack => hit1. make hay of sb/sth destroy sb/sth; throw sb/sth into confusion 搞垮某人[某事物]; 使某人[某事物]陷於混乱
She made hay of my argument. 她把我的论点搅得乱七八糟. make hay while the `sun shines (saying 谚) make good use of opportunities, favourable conditions, etc while they last 善於利用时机、 有利条件等.
After speaking for about half an hour he came to a sad part of the family history.
大约谈了半个小时之后,他谈到了家族史中的一件伤心事。
Among the different types of bee, it is the honey bee that has most interested scientists because of the language they use to communicate with each other.