Word · Frequency #17041
sugarcane
甘蔗
A tall tropical plant with thick, juicy stems whose sap is used to make sugar and molasses; fresh stems are sometimes chewed for their juice.
- 1.
juicy canes whose sap is a source of molasses and commercial sugar; fresh canes are sometimes chewed for the juice
甘蔗汁是糖蜜和商业糖的来源
- 2.
tall tropical southeast Asian grass having stout fibrous jointed stalks; sap is a chief source of sugar
高大的热带甘蔗草
甘蔗汁是糖蜜和商业糖的来源；高大的热带甘蔗草；糖蔗
In use
Farmers grow sugarcane in tropical regions to produce sugar.
The mill crushes sugarcane to extract the sweet juice.
Children often chew fresh sugarcane for its sweet juice.
grow sugarcane
sugarcane 常用作不可数名词；说“一根甘蔗”可用 a piece of sugarcane。
Farmers grow sugarcane in tropical regions.
农民在热带地区种植甘蔗。
chew sugarcane
Some people chew sugarcane for its sweet juice.
有些人嚼甘蔗来吸甜汁。
be made from sugarcane
Sugar is made from sugarcane.
Connections
Collocations
- sugarcane juice
- 甘蔗汁
- We bought fresh sugarcane juice from the market.我们从市场买了新鲜的甘蔗汁。
- sugarcane field
- 甘蔗田
- The sugarcane fields stretch for miles.甘蔗田绵延数英里。
- sugarcane plantation
- 甘蔗种植园
- Sugarcane plantations are common in tropical regions.甘蔗种植园在热带地区很常见。
- sugarcane production
- 甘蔗生产
- Sugarcane production has increased this year.今年甘蔗生产增加了。
- sugarcane industry
- 甘蔗产业
- The sugarcane industry employs many local workers.甘蔗产业雇佣了许多当地工人。
- sugarcane ethanol
Learner notes
Memory Tip
甘蔗=sugar（糖）+cane（茎），糖藏在茎里，记住“糖茎”就是甘蔗。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：农业/种植、食品与饮品、日常对话 sugarcane 是中性常用词，正式或非正式场合都自然；多用于谈论甘蔗种植、制糖或直接食用/榨汁的场景。
Pronunciation & Spelling
cane, rain, grain, train, and plain all have the same /eɪn/ sound as the -cane in sugarcane (/ˈʃʊɡɚˌkeɪn/). Be careful: sugar is not a rhyme; it is pronounced /ˈʃʊɡər/, and cane is not /kæn/ (can).
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.