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millets
小米;粟;黍;稷
millets is the plural of millet.
核心释义
a small-grained annual cereal or forage grass
- 1.
任何一组用作食物的禾本科植物或其谷粒。
Any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food, widely cultivated in the developing world.
- 2.
各种小粒谷物和饲料草的统称,如黍、稷、谷子等
any of various small-grained annual cereal and forage grasses of the genera Panicum, Echinochloa, Setaria, Sorghum, and Eleusine
- 3.
黍,尤其指黍属(Panicum miliaceum)。
Common millet, in particular of species Panicum miliaceum.
- 4.
法国乡村风景画家(1814-1875)
French painter of rural scenes (1814-1875)
- 5.
各种一年生谷类草的种子,尤指黍
small seed of any of various annual cereal grasses especially Setaria italica
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
用法In use
For breakfast, she cooked millet with a little honey and milk.
用法提示:此句中 millet 是不可数名词,指小米这种谷物作为早餐食材。
Many farmers in this region grow millet because it can survive with little water.
用法提示:此句中 millet 是不可数名词,指小米这种作物,作 grow 的宾语。
He bought a bag of millet at the health food store to add to his salads.
用法提示:此句中 millet 是不可数名词,指散装的小米粒,作 bought 的宾语。
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”。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
有复数形式 millets。
发音与拼写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。
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。
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