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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• But some plants, including maize and sorghum, have evolved to use a type called C4.
  但是一些植物，包括玉米和高粱，进化成了使用C4型的光合作用。
• Yesterday the field opposite was sown with maize.
  昨天对面的田里播种了玉米。
• International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre
  国际玉米和小麦改良中心
• Field trial was conducted to study the effects of fertilization on premature and yield of Maize.
  通过田间试验的方法，研究了施肥对玉米叶片老化及产量的影响。
• Wheat, rice, barley, oats and maize are cereals.
  小麦、水稻、大麦、燕麦和玉米是谷类植物。
• The trees are planted among maize, millet or sorghum crops.
  树木种植在玉米、小米和高粱作物之间。
• 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