popcorn

英 [ˈpɒpkɔːn]

美 [ˈpɑːpkɔːrn]

n.  爆(玉)米花

高考TOEFLTEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.25500 / COCA.8839

牛津词典

noun

• 爆（玉）米花
  a type of food made from grains of maize ( corn ) that are heated until they burst, forming light whitish balls that are then covered with salt or sugar

柯林斯词典

• 爆玉米花
  Popcornis a snack which consists of grains of maize or corn that have been heated until they have burst and become large and light. It can be eaten with salt or sometimes sugar.

英英释义

noun

• small kernels of corn exploded by heat
• corn having small ears and kernels that burst when exposed to dry heat
  Synonym:Zea mays everta

双语例句

• She likes to eat popcorn and ice creams.
  她喜欢吃爆米花和冰淇淋。
• I like having popcorn at movies.
  我喜欢看电影时吃爆米花。
• And the same day, I invented the space shuttle and microwave popcorn.
  接着我在同一天发明了太空飞船和微波炉爆米花。
• Viewers could smell popcorn and hot dogs, and they could smell and feel the turf.
  观众可以闻到爆米花和热狗的味道，也可以嗅到与感受到草皮的存在。
• Popcorn and sausage dinners notwithstanding, some Americans remain willing to pay up for a healthier diet.
  尽管爆米花和香肠晚餐的销量上升了，但仍有一些美国人愿意在健康饮食上面花钱。
• I love to eat popcorn at the movies.
  我特别喜欢边看电影边吃爆玉米花。
• We ate popcorn and drank soda and talked a lot.
  我们吃爆米花，喝汽水，还谈了许多。
• I invented the space shuttle and microwave popcorn.
  我发明了航天飞机和微波炉爆米花。
• Today, the United States produces almost all of the world's popcorn.
  今天，美国几乎生产了世界上全部的爆米花玉米。
• Or "oops, I spilled the popcorn" salt?
  还是“我打翻了爆米花”那种盐？