Word · Frequency #12455
maizes
玉米；玉蜀黍
maizes is the plural of maize.
a tall cereal plant (Zea mays) grown for its large yellow grains, used as food; corn
- 1.
Corn; a type of grain of the species Zea mays.
玉米；玉蜀黍属谷物的一种。
- 2.
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
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
- 3.
a strong yellow color
一种鲜艳的黄色
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
In use
The farmer planted maize in the field after the last frost.
Maize is ground into flour to make tortillas in many Latin American countries.
She chose a dress in a warm shade of maize for the summer wedding.
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
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。
maize as a + role
表示玉米扮演的角色或用途。
Connections
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
- She cooked the vegetables in maize oil.她用玉米油炒蔬菜。
- maize meal
- 玉米粗粉
Learner notes
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。
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。
Grammar Note
不可数名词，通常不与a/an连用。
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.
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。
Learn the forms together
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