Word
cornbread
玉米面包
bread made primarily of cornmeal
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n. bread made primarily of cornmeal
玉米面包
In use
My grandmother bakes cornbread every Sunday.
This cornbread is soft and slightly sweet.
We served the chili with warm cornbread on the side.
be made primarily of [ingredient]
说明 cornbread 的主要原料时，常用 be made primarily of 这一被动结构。
Cornbread is made primarily of cornmeal.
玉米面包主要由玉米粉制成。
a piece of cornbread
cornbread 通常作不可数名词，说“一块”时用 a piece of cornbread。
Would you like a piece of cornbread?
你想来一块玉米面包吗？
Common mistakes
I bought a cornbread at the bakery.I bought some cornbread at the bakery.
玉米面包是不可数名词，不能用不定冠词 a 表示“一个”。要表达不确定数量时用 some，或者说 a piece of cornbread。
How many cornbread did she serve?How much cornbread did she serve?
cornbread 是不可数名词，不能用 how many 来问数量。how much 用于询问不可数名词的数量，而 how many 只修饰可数名词复数。
Connections
Collocations
- cornbread stuffing
- 玉米面包馅料
- We made cornbread stuffing for Thanksgiving.我们为感恩节做了玉米面包馅料。
- buttermilk cornbread
- 酪乳玉米面包
- This recipe makes a moist buttermilk cornbread.这个食谱做出来的酪乳玉米面包很松软。
- cornbread muffins
- 玉米面包松饼
- She baked cornbread muffins to go with the chili.她烤了玉米面包松饼来配辣椒炖菜。
- homemade cornbread
- 自制玉米面包
- Nothing beats homemade cornbread fresh from the oven.刚出炉的自制玉米面包最棒了。
- sweet cornbread
- 甜玉米面包
- This café serves a sweet cornbread with honey butter.这家咖啡馆供应带蜂蜜黄油的甜玉米面包。
- cornbread recipe
Learner notes
Memory Tip
corn（玉米）+ bread（面包）拼在一起，就是玉米面包；想到玉米粒放进面包里，记住corn是玉米即可。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常饮食、食谱、食品描述 cornbread 是日常食物名称，在食谱、餐饮和一般对话中都很常用，属于中性词语；正式场合较少使用，但不算生僻。
Pronunciation & Spelling
corn 和 cornmeal 中的 corn 与 cornbread 的第一个音节读音相同（/kɔːn/）。popcorn 中的 corn 拼写相同，读音也是 /kɔːn/，但不重读。bread 和 shortbread 的结尾都读 /bred/，但 cornbread 的重音在 corn 上，因此不能简单认为它和 bread 押韵。另外注意 beard（/bɪəd/）拼写接近 bread，但读音不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.