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

• It has increased to such an extent that Ghana can now export maize.
  玉米产量增长得如此迅速，现在加纳已经可以出口玉米了。
• 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。
• Studies have been undertaken on the processing and formulation of waxy maize beverage.
  对糯玉米饮料的生产工艺及调配方法进行了研究。
• Yield and Water Use Efficiency Affected by Rainfall, Irrigation and Maize Varieties
  降水、灌溉和品种对玉米产量和水分利用效率的影响
• 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
• 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。
• Like it people are corn, my mother and I are made from maize.
  喜欢它的人是玉米，我和妈妈都是玉米。
• International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre
  国际玉米和小麦改良中心
• We can grow sorghum or maize on this plot.
  这块地可以种高粱或玉米。
• This paper studies the growth of Coprinus comatus in maize straw and rotten leaf soil.
  本试验以玉米秸杆为主料混合腐叶土对鸡腿菇的生长发育进行研究。