Word · Frequency #4957
corning
用玉米喂
corning is the present participle of corn.
feed (cattle) with corn
- 1.
feed (cattle) with corn
用玉米喂养(牛)
- 2.
preserve with salt
用盐腌制保存
用盐腌制；用玉米喂养(牛)；用盐腌制保存；使成颗粒；腌
In use
We corned the beef for St. Patrick's Day.
The recipe says to corn the meat for at least a week.
They are corning the fish in the traditional way.
corn [meat]
常用于过去分词形式‘corned’，如‘corned beef’（咸牛肉）。
They corn the beef by covering it in salt.
他们用盐覆盖牛肉来腌制它。
corn [grain] into [granules]
此义项指使成颗粒，较罕见。
The machine corns the salt into small granules.
机器将盐制成小颗粒。
Verb forms
base corn · third person corns · -ing corning · past corned · past participle corned
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
Connections
Collocations
- corn cattle
- 用玉米喂牛
- Farmers corn cattle in winter when pasture is scarce.农民在冬季牧草不足时用玉米喂牛。
- corned beef
- 咸牛肉；盐水腌牛肉
- She bought a tin of corned beef for the picnic.她为野餐买了一罐咸牛肉。
- corn a brisket
- 腌制牛胸肉
- You can corn a brisket at home with salt, sugar, and spices.你可以用盐、糖和香料在家腌制牛胸肉。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 corned beef（咸牛肉）:corn 作动词既表示‘喂玉米’，也表示‘用盐腌’。看到牛肉加盐就想到 corn。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：饲养牲畜、食品加工 该词作动词时通常用于农业或食品加工场景，比较中性；在一般对话中不常见，多出现在书面或行业描述里。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with corn: they share the written ending -orn and the sound /ɔrn/. Be careful with lookalikes that start with corn but do not rhyme, such as corner /ˈkɔrnər/ and corny /ˈkɔrni/. Also note that mourn /mɔrn/ rhymes, but its spelling is -ourn, not -orn.
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。
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