Word · Frequency #12884
cornmeal
玉米粉；粗玉米粉
coarsely ground corn
- 1.
Dried corn (maize) milled (ground) to a meal, especially a coarse one.
干玉米磨成的粉,尤指粗磨的玉米粉。
干玉米磨成的粉,尤指粗磨的玉米粉。；玉蜀黍粉；玉米片；麦片
In use
This recipe calls for two cups of cornmeal to make cornbread.
I bought a bag of cornmeal at the market yesterday.
Some cornmeals are ground more finely than others.
[quantifier] of cornmeal
cornmeal 通常作不可数名词，表示数量时用 a cup of、two spoons of 等量词。
Add a cup of cornmeal to the batter.
在面糊里加一杯玉米粉。
be made from cornmeal
be made from 强调成品中已看不出原材料。
This traditional bread is made from cornmeal.
这种传统面包是用玉米粉做的。
cornmeal can be [past participle]
该被动结构表示玉米粉能够承受某个动作，如 mixing、cooking 等。
Cornmeal can be mixed with water to form a dough.
玉米粉可以加水混合成面团。
Common mistakes
I need a cornmeal for this recipe.I need some cornmeal for this recipe.
cornmeal 是不可数名词（物质名词），不能用 a 修饰；表示“一些”时用 some，或用 a bag of cornmeal 等量化短语。
Add cornmeal to thicken the soup.Add cornstarch to thicken the soup.
cornmeal（玉米粉/粗玉米粉）用于做玉米面包、粥等，不用于勾芡；勾芡增稠应使用 cornstarch（玉米淀粉）。
Connections
Collocations
- cornmeal mush
- 玉米糊
- She cooked cornmeal mush for breakfast.她早餐煮了玉米糊。
- cornmeal bread
- 玉米面包
- This recipe makes a dense cornmeal bread.这个食谱做出扎实的玉米面包。
- cornmeal pancakes
- 玉米粉薄煎饼
- We had cornmeal pancakes with maple syrup.我们吃了配枫糖浆的玉米粉薄煎饼。
- cornmeal coating
- 玉米粉裹层
- The fish was fried with a crispy cornmeal coating.这条鱼裹了一层酥脆的玉米粉油炸。
- cornmeal batter
- 玉米粉面糊
- Pour the cornmeal batter into the hot skillet.把玉米粉面糊倒进热平底锅里。
- cornmeal crust
Learner notes
Memory Tip
corn（玉米）+ meal（餐/粉）→ 玉米磨成的粉，早餐煮粥常用。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：烹饪、烘焙、食谱 cornmeal 是日常中性词，正式与非正式场合都常用，尤其在食谱、烹饪说明和食品包装中。语气随句子变化，通常没有明显文体色彩。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 cornmeal 拼写或读音相关的常见词：corn 和 popcorn 都含 /kɒːn/，对应 cornmeal 的前半部分；meal、oatmeal、deal 都以 /iːl/ 结尾，与 cornmeal 中的 meal 读音一致。注意 meat 拼写相似，但读 /miːt/（结尾是 t，不是 l），与 meal 不同。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.