Word · Frequency #16995
millet
小米；粟；黍；稷
a small-grained annual cereal or forage grass
- 1.
Any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food, widely cultivated in the developing world.
任何一组用作食物的禾本科植物或其谷粒。
- 2.
any of various small-grained annual cereal and forage grasses of the genera Panicum, Echinochloa, Setaria, Sorghum, and Eleusine
各种小粒谷物和饲料草的统称,如黍、稷、谷子等
- 3.
Common millet, in particular of species Panicum miliaceum.
黍,尤其指黍属(Panicum miliaceum)。
- 4.
French painter of rural scenes (1814-1875)
法国乡村风景画家(1814-1875)
- 5.
small seed of any of various annual cereal grasses especially Setaria italica
各种一年生谷类草的种子,尤指黍
任何一组用作食物的禾本科植物或其谷粒。；各种小粒谷物和饲料草的统称,如黍、稷、谷子等；黍,尤其指黍属(Panicum miliaceum)。；法国乡村风景画家(1814-1875)；各种一年生谷类草的种子,尤指黍
In use
For breakfast, she cooked millet with a little honey and milk.
Many farmers in this region grow millet because it can survive with little water.
He bought a bag of millet at the health food store to add to his salads.
a [container] of millet
millet 通常作不可数名词，表示“小米、粟”，需要用量词短语来表达数量。
He cooked a pot of millet for the family.
他给家人煮了一锅小米。
millet [noun]
millet 可以直接放在名词前作定语，表示“小米做的”或“与小米相关的”。
Millet porridge is a common breakfast in northern China.
小米粥是中国北方常见的早餐。
different millets
millet 的复数形式 millets 用来指不同品种或种类的小米。
Connections
Collocations
- pearl millet
- 珍珠粟
- Pearl millet is grown widely in dry regions.珍珠粟广泛种植于干旱地区。
- foxtail millet
- 谷子；粟
- They grow foxtail millet on their farm.他们在农场种植谷子。
- finger millet
- 龙爪稷；穇子
- Finger millet is used to make flatbreads.龙爪稷常用来制作薄饼。
- millet porridge
- 小米粥
- She cooked millet porridge for the children.她给孩子们煮了小米粥。
- millet flour
- 小米粉
- You can make the bread with millet flour.你可以用小米粉做这种面包。
- millet grains
- 小米粒
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想想“米”就是小粒的谷物，millet开头像“米粒”，记住它专指那些小颗粒的粮食。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：agriculture、food、nutrition millet 是中性常用词，通常泛指小米、黍、稷等小粒谷物，多见于农业、烹饪和营养话题；它没有明显的正式或非正式色彩。
Grammar Note
有复数形式 millets。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 millet 的拼写相似（都以 -llet 结尾），但不是押韵词。millet 读 /ˈmɪlət/，末尾是非重读的 /ət/；而 bullet/pullet 读 /ˈbʊlɪt/，mallet/pallet 读 /ˈmælɪt/，skillet 读 /ˈskɪlɪt/，billet 读 /ˈbɪlɪt/，末尾均为 /ɪt/。注意不要按拼写类推读音。
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
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.