hay fever n. [医]花粉热,干草热
- An antibody found in the blood of individuals having a genetic predisposition to allergies such as asthma and hay fever.
反应素个体血液中的一种抗体,可以对诸如气喘病和光粉热这些变态反应产生预先的基因处理 - Has had hay fever all his life.
他一生下来就一直患枯草热
hay fever[ noun ]
a seasonal rhinitis resulting from an allergic reaction to pollen
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Hay \Hay\, n. [OE. hei, AS. h[=e]g; akin to D. hooi, OHG. hewi,
houwi, G. heu, Dan. & Sw. h["o], Icel. hey, ha, Goth. hawi
grass, fr. the root of E. hew. See {Hew} to cut.]
Grass cut and cured for fodder.
Make hay while the sun shines. --Camden.
Hay may be dried too much as well as too little. --C.
L. Flint.
{Hay cap}, a canvas covering for a haycock.
{Hay fever} (Med.), nasal catarrh accompanied with fever, and
sometimes with paroxysms of dyspn[oe]a, to which some
persons are subject in the spring and summer seasons. It
has been attributed to the effluvium from hay, and to the
pollen of certain plants. It is also called {hay asthma},
{hay cold}, {rose cold}, and {rose fever}.
{Hay knife}, a sharp instrument used in cutting hay out of a
stack or mow.
{Hay press}, a press for baling loose hay.
{Hay tea}, the juice of hay extracted by boiling, used as
food for cattle, etc.
{Hay tedder}, a machine for spreading and turning new-mown
hay. See {Tedder}.