maize

英 [meɪz]

美 [meɪz]

n.  玉蜀黍; 玉米

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Collins.1 / BNC.12455 / COCA.13829

牛津词典

noun

• 玉蜀黍；玉米
  a tall plant grown for its large yellow grains that are used for making flour or eaten as a vegetable; the grains of this plant
• 玉蜀黍；玉米
  a tall plant grown for its large yellow grains that are used for making flour or eaten as a vegetable; the grains of this plant

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 玉米;玉蜀黍
  Maizeis a tall plant which produces long objects covered with yellow seeds called sweetcorn. It is often grown as a food crop.
  1. ...vast fields of maize.
     广袤的玉米地

in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 corn

英英释义

noun

• a strong yellow color
  Synonym:gambogelemonlemon yellow
• tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties
  Synonym:cornIndian cornZea mays

双语例句

• The maize and millet were just putting forth ears.
  玉米粟子刚刚吐穗。
• Fungi and biodeterioration of maize seed in storage under different condition were studied.
  研究了真菌与玉米种子在不同贮藏条件下的生物劣变关系。
• Meanwhile, aggregate production of maize, rice and soyabeans stagnated in 2006 and 2007.
  与此同时，在2006年和2007年，玉米、大米和大豆的总产量停滞不前。
• We can grow sorghum or maize on this plot.
  这块地可以种高粱或玉米。
• Bourbon is made by distilling maize and rye.
  波旁威士忌酒是通过蒸馏玉米和黑麦制成的。
• Wheat, rice, barley, oats and maize are cereals.
  小麦、水稻、大麦、燕麦和玉米是谷类植物。
• Effect of Reciprocal Crosses on Main Characters and Yield of Maize Hybrids
  玉米正反交对主要性状和产量影响的研究
• Transgenes from genetically modified ( GM) maize crops have been found in traditional maize in Mexico.
  在墨西哥的传统玉米品种中发现了来自转基因玉米中的基因。
• Maize evolved from a wild grass in Mexico.
  玉米是从墨西哥的一种野生禾本植物进化而来的。
• She paused as she pounded the maize grains.
  她捣玉米粒时停了一下。