Word · Frequency #12455
maizes
玉米；玉蜀黍
maizes is the plural of maize.
核心释义
a tall cereal plant (Zea mays) grown for its large yellow grains, used as food; corn
- 1.
玉米；玉蜀黍属谷物的一种。
Corn; a type of grain of the species Zea mays.
- 2.
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
- 3.
一种鲜艳的黄色
a strong yellow color
鲜黄色；玉米黄；玉米；玉蜀黍属谷物的一种。；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；一种鲜艳的黄色；玉蜀黍
用法In use
The farmer planted maize in the field after the last frost.
用法提示：作为农作物名词，指玉蜀黍。
Maize is ground into flour to make tortillas in many Latin American countries.
用法提示：泛指玉米这种谷物。
She chose a dress in a warm shade of maize for the summer wedding.
用法提示：作为颜色名词，指浅黄色。
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。
maize is grown in + location
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- maize crop
- 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。
- maize field
- 玉米地
- Children ran through the maize field.孩子们跑过玉米地。
- maize flour
- 玉米粉；玉米面
- This bread is made from maize flour.这种面包是用玉米粉做的。
- maize starch
- 玉米淀粉
- Maize starch is often used to thicken sauces.玉米淀粉常用于给酱汁增稠。
- maize oil
- 玉米油
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
发音同“maze”（迷宫），想象在玉米地里走迷宫，玉米秆高过头顶。
语境与语域Context & Register
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。
语法说明Grammar Note
不可数名词，通常不与a/an连用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with /meɪz/: maze is an exact homophone of maize; haze, gaze, raise, phase, and praise share the same stressed vowel and final consonant. The -ize/-ise words prize /praɪz/ and size /saɪz/ look similar because of the 'ze' ending, but they are pronounced with /aɪ/, not /eɪ/, so they do not rhyme.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.