Word · Frequency #4957
corn
玉米
The tall cereal plant with large ears of yellow kernels, or its kernels or ears used as food; maize.
美式英语中指玉米;英式英语中更常指小麦等谷物
- 1.
A grain or seed, especially of a cereal crop.
- 2.
A type of callus, usually on the feet or hands.
- 3.
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
高大的一年生谷类草,穗上结籽粒;在美洲广泛栽培,自前哥伦布时期起是墨西哥和中南美洲的主要谷物
- 4.
A small, hard particle.
- 5.
An inflammatory disease of a horse's hoof, at the caudal part of the sole.
- 6.
the dried grains or kernels or corn used as animal feed or ground for meal
干燥的玉米籽粒,用作动物饲料或磨成粉
- 7.
A type of granular snow formed by repeated melting and refreezing, often in mountain spring conditions.
- 8.
Skin hyperplasia with underlying fibroma between both digits of cattle.
- 9.
ears of corn that can be prepared and served for human food
可加工供人食用的玉米穗
谷物;谷粒;鸡眼;小颗粒;微粒;马蹄底炎症;粒雪;雪粒
In use
We had corn on the cob for dinner last night.
The farmer grows corn in the field behind the barn.
Popcorn is made from dried corn kernels.
eat corn
corn 作为食物通常不可数。
We often eat corn on summer evenings.
我们常在夏天的傍晚吃玉米。
a field of corn
用 a field of 表示一片玉米地,corn 仍不可数。
They drove past endless fields of corn.
他们开车经过了无数片玉米地。
canned corn
玉米可有多种加工形式,如 canned、frozen、creamed。
I prefer frozen corn over canned corn.
比起罐装玉米,我更喜欢冷冻玉米。
Connections
Collocations
- corn on the cob
- 玉米棒子
- We grilled corn on the cob for the barbecue.我们烧烤时烤了玉米棒子。
- sweet corn
- 甜玉米
- Sweet corn is a popular summer vegetable.甜玉米是一种受欢迎的夏季蔬菜。
- popcorn
- 爆米花
- We ate popcorn while watching the movie.我们看电影时吃了爆米花。
- cornfield
- 玉米地
- The cornfield stretched for miles.玉米地绵延数英里。
- cornbread
- 玉米面包
- She served cornbread with the chili.她搭配辣椒炖肉端上了玉米面包。
- cornstarch
- 玉米淀粉
Learner notes
Memory Tip
玉米corn,想象玉米穗形似小角(corn)。
Context & Register
中性语境,多用于美式英语,指玉米;在日常对话和书面语中均常见。英式英语中可能泛指谷物,但这里取玉米义。
Grammar Note
As an uncountable noun, corn refers to the grain or plant in general; as a countable noun (plural corns), it can refer to a single kernel or a small, hard growth on the skin (a different sense).
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with corn /kɔrn/. Be careful: 'acorn' /ˈeɪkɔrn/ has a different stressed vowel and does not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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