[U]谷物; 谷粒 (the seed of) any of various types of grain plants, such as barley, oats, especially wheat
[U]玉蜀黍,玉米 maize
[U]平庸、伤感或陈腐的音乐、诗歌、戏剧等 music, verse, drama, etc. that is banal, sentimental or hackneyed
英英释义
Noun:
tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
the dried grains or kernels or corn used as animal feed or ground for meal
ears of corn that can be prepared and served for human food
a hard thickening of the skin (especially on the top or sides of the toes) caused by the pressure of ill-fitting shoes
(Great Britain) any of various cereal plants (especially the dominant crop of the region--wheat in Great Britain or oats in Scotland and Ireland)
whiskey distilled from a mash of not less than 80 percent corn
something sentimental or trite;
"that movie was pure corn"
Verb:
feed (cattle) with corn
preserve with salt;
"corned beef"
双语例句
1. They are offering farmers $2.15 a bushel for corn.
他们向农民出价每蒲式耳2.15美元收购玉米。
来自柯林斯例句
2. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
3. Here's a way of barbecuing corn-on-the-cob that I learned in the States.
这是我在美国学的一种烤玉米的方法。
来自柯林斯例句
4. The ancient civilizations of Central and Latin America were founded upon corn.
古代中美洲和拉丁美洲的文明社会是建立在玉米之上的。
来自柯林斯例句
5. In the state of Iowa, it's been a bumper year for corn.
艾奥瓦州今年玉米大丰收。
来自柯林斯例句
用作名词 (n.)
Corn shot up to seventy-three cents a bushel. 谷物猛涨到一蒲式耳七十三美分。
The corn grinds easily. 谷物容易磨成粉。
The ground was plowed and planted with corn. 地翻耕后种上了玉米。
There was an abundance of corn last year. 去年玉米丰收。
This is a romantic ballad that is pure corn. 这是一首极为伤感的浪漫小曲。
用作动词 (v.)
The farmer scattered corn for the chicken. 农夫撒谷子喂鸡。
They mix the bran and corn powder together to feed the pigs. 他们把麦麸和玉米粉混合起来喂猪。
用作名词 (n.)
The corn is nearly ready for harvesting. 谷物很快就可以收割了。
Many farmers grow corn in America. 在美国，许多农民栽种谷物。
Man can't live without corn. 没有五谷杂粮人类就不能生存。
We will have a great corn harvest this year. 我们今年将获得谷物大丰收。
Corn is also called “Indian corn”. 玉蜀黍又称为印第安玉米。
Fields of corn spread out as far as the eye could see. 玉米地延伸到看不到边的地方。
The hen pecked at the corn. 母鸡啄食谷粒。
There was an abundance of corn last year. 去年玉米丰收。
This is a romantic ballad that is pure corn. 这是一首极为伤感的浪漫小曲。
