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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Collins.2 / BNC.4957 / COCA.2448

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

• Horizon Blue, Corn Yellow and Pistachio Green are just three of the vibrant colours in this range
  天际蓝、玉米黄、淡草绿色只是这一色系内的3种亮色。
• I know for a fact that baby corn is very expensive in Europe
  我知道玉米笋在欧洲的确价格不菲。
• Corn is one of an annual.
  玉米是一年生植物之一。
• The US government says that this year's corn crop should be about 8 percent more than last year
  美国政府称今年的玉米产量应该会比去年提高8%左右。
• This report could spur some buying in corn futures when the market opens today
  这一报告可能会在今天开市后刺激一些人买进玉米期货。
• The corn was still sown, cut and threshed as it was a hundred years ago.
  玉米的播种、收割、脱粒方法还和一百年前一样。
• Wetshelled corn can be safely stored in air-tight storage units.
  脱粒的湿玉米可以安全地贮存在密闭的贮藏设备里。
• He filled the barn to the roof with corn.
  他将谷仓装满了谷物。
• 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。
• The hen ate the grains of corn on the ground.
  母鸡啄食地上的谷粒。