1
maize + noun
maize常作定语修饰名词，表示用玉米制成的或与玉米相关的。
Maize flour is used to make tortillas.
玉米粉用来制作玉米饼。
玉米；玉蜀黍
maizes — plural of maize
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
玉米；玉蜀黍
a tall cereal plant (Zea mays) grown for its large yellow grains, used as food; corn
Maize flour is used to make tortillas.
玉米粉用来制作玉米饼。
玉米；玉蜀黍属谷物的一种。
Corn; a type of grain of the species Zea mays.
高大的年度谷类草,结有大穗的籽粒:在美洲广泛种植,有多种品种；自前哥伦布时期以来一直是墨西哥和中南美洲的主要谷物
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
一种鲜艳的黄色
a strong yellow color
The farmer planted maize in the field after the last frost.
农民在最后一次霜冻后在田里种了玉米。
Maize is ground into flour to make tortillas in many Latin American countries.
在许多拉丁美洲国家，玉米被磨成粉用来制作玉米饼。
She chose a dress in a warm shade of maize for the summer wedding.
她为夏季婚礼选择了一件温暖的玉米色连衣裙。
maize常作定语修饰名词，表示用玉米制成的或与玉米相关的。
Maize flour is used to make tortillas.
玉米粉用来制作玉米饼。
Maize is grown extensively in the Midwest of the United States.
玉米在美国中西部地区广泛种植。
表示玉米扮演的角色或用途。
Maize as a staple food has a long history in Mesoamerica.
玉米作为主食在中美洲有悠久的历史。
Not this
The farmer planted a maze.
Use this
The farmer planted maize.
混淆了同音词 'maze'（迷宫）和 'maize'（玉米）。
Not this
I bought three maizes from the market.
Use this
I bought three ears of maize from the market.
‘maize’ 是不可数名词，不能直接加 -s；表示数量时需用量词 ‘ears of’。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
玉米作物；玉米收成
The maize crop failed because of the drought.
由于干旱，玉米收成歉收。
玉米地
Children ran through the maize field.
孩子们跑过玉米地。
玉米粉；玉米面
This bread is made from maize flour.
这种面包是用玉米粉做的。
玉米淀粉
Maize starch is often used to thicken sauces.
玉米淀粉常用于给酱汁增稠。
玉米油
She cooked the vegetables in maize oil.
她用玉米油炒蔬菜。
玉米粗粉
Maize meal is a staple food in many countries.
玉米粗粉是许多国家的主食。
发长 /eɪ/ 音 (如 rain, wait)
Use maizes naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
发音同“maze”（迷宫），想象在玉米地里走迷宫，玉米秆高过头顶。
语域：mixed 常见场景：agriculture、botany、academic writing maize 通常用于正式或学术语境，尤其在英国英语中指玉米；美式日常口语更常说 corn。
不可数名词，通常不与a/an连用。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.