corn
/kɒ:n/
高考四级六级考研托福常用词汇
BNC词频: #4,957
当代词频: #2,448

中文释义

n. 玉蜀黍, 谷类, 谷粒, 鸡眼

vt. 使成颗粒, 腌

英文释义

n. 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

n. the dried grains or kernels or corn used as animal feed or ground for meal

n. ears of corn that can be prepared and served for human food

n. a hard thickening of the skin (especially on the top or sides of the toes) caused by the pressure of ill-fitting shoes

近义词辨析
这组词都有“谷物”的意思,其区别是: - grain: 指稻、麦等谷类及其粒子。 - crop: 指谷物或果类等一年或一季的收成,也可指地里的农业作物或谷物。 - corn: 主要指大麦、小麦、燕麦、裸麦、玉蜀黍这5种谷物及其粒子。