/əʊts/ npl.1.燕麦(指籽实)
Oats can be effective in reducing cholesterol.燕麦可以有效降低胆固醇水平。
Oats provide good, nutritious food for horses.燕麦是马优良的营养食物。
See alsorolled oats wild oats
2.to feel your oats<美,加拿大,非正式>(feel confident)兴高采烈；活力四射；精力充沛
Chad's a young up-and-coming player who's starting to feel his oats.查德是一名开始活跃起来的有前途的年轻运动员,
(feel important)自命不凡；得意洋洋；趾高气扬
The instigator-in-chief sure is feeling his oats right now.主要煽动者肯定正自鸣得意。
3.to get your oats<英,非正式>过有规律的性生活
4.to sow your oats(尤指在性方面)放荡不羁, 纵情玩乐
Most fellows of your age want to sow their oats.大多数你这个年龄的人想要纵情玩乐。