corn

英 [kɔːn]

美 [kɔːrn]

n.  (小麦等)谷物; 谷粒; (尤指脚趾上的)钉胼，鸡眼

复数：corns　现在分词：corning　过去式：corned　第三人称单数：corns　过去分词：corned　

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牛津词典

noun

• （小麦等）谷物；谷粒
  any plant that is grown for its grain, such as wheat ; the grain of these plants
• （小麦等）谷物；谷粒
  any plant that is grown for its grain, such as wheat ; the grain of these plants
• （小麦等）谷物；谷粒
  any plant that is grown for its grain, such as wheat ; the grain of these plants
• （尤指脚趾上的）钉胼，鸡眼
  a small area of hard skin on the foot, especially the toe, that is sometimes painful

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 麦类作物;谷物;谷粒
  Cornis used to refer to crops such as wheat and barley. It can also be used to refer to the seeds from these plants.
  1. ...fields of corn...
     麦田
  2. He filled the barn to the roof with corn.
     他将谷仓装满了谷物。

in AM, use 美国英语用 grain


• N-UNCOUNT 同maize
  Cornis the same asmaize.
  1. ...rows of corn in an Iowa field.
     艾奥瓦州农田里成排的玉米
• (尤指脚趾周边的)鸡眼，钉胼
  Cornsare small, painful areas of hard skin which can form on your foot, especially near your toes.
• See also:popcornsweetcorn

英英释义

noun

• something sentimental or trite
  1. that movie was pure corn
• ears of corn that can be prepared and served for human food
  Synonym:edible corn
• whiskey distilled from a mash of not less than 80 percent corn
  Synonym:corn whiskeycorn whisky
• tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties
  Synonym:maizeIndian cornZea mays
• (Great Britain) any of various cereal plants (especially the dominant crop of the region--wheat in Great Britain or oats in Scotland and Ireland)
• the dried grains or kernels or corn used as animal feed or ground for meal
• a hard thickening of the skin (especially on the top or sides of the toes) caused by the pressure of ill-fitting shoes
  Synonym:clavus

verb

• preserve with salt
  1. corned beef
• feed (cattle) with corn

双语例句

• They feasted well into the afternoon on mutton and corn stew
  他们吃玉米炖羊肉一直吃到下午。
• In the state of Iowa, it's been a bumper year for corn.
  艾奥瓦州今年玉米大丰收。
• The Chinese revered corn as a gift from heaven
  中国人将谷物奉为上天的恩赐。
• Each year ten percent of the crop is lost to a pest called corn rootworm.
  一种叫玉米根虫的害虫每年会让粮食减产10%。
• The scheme offers seed corn finance with loans at only 4% interest.
  该方案提供种子基金融资，其贷款只收取4%的利息。
• Corn is America's most important grain.
  玉米是美国最重要的谷物。
• The corn is nearly ready for harvesting.
  谷物很快就可以收割了。
• We picked the corn by hand and we fed it to the hogs and the cows
  我们用手掰下玉米，把它喂给猪和牛吃。
• This corn ears well.
  这株玉米抽穗很好。
• The corn flour has been ground very fine.
  玉米面磨得很细。