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 relationship of soil temperature, soil humidity, sowing time and occurrence of maize head smut were studied.
  主要研究土壤温度、湿度及播种期与玉米丝黑穗病发生的关系。
• She paused as she pounded the maize grains.
  她捣玉米粒时停了一下。
• Silk vigor is an important trait that effects hybrid seed production and hybrid production in maize.
  花丝活力长短在一定程度上影响着玉米制种产量和杂交种产量，对玉米生产具有重要意义。
• 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
• 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。
• A new method for rapidly extracting genome DNA from maize embryo was proposed.
  提出了一种从玉米种子胚中快速提取基因组DNA的新方法。
• 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。
• We can grow sorghum or maize on this plot.
  这块地可以种高粱或玉米。
• Carbohydrates are found in sugar and in cereals such as rice, maize and wheat.
  碳水化合物可以在糖及谷类诸如大米、玉米、小麦中找到。