corn

corn, crop, grain

名词 corn:

1. tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
   同义词：maize, Indian corn, Zea mays
2. the dried grains or kernels or corn used as animal feed or ground for meal
3. ears of corn grown for human food
   同义词：edible corn
4. a hard thickening of the skin (especially on the top or sides of the toes) caused by the pressure of ill-fitting shoes
   同义词：clavus
5. (Great Britain) any of various cereal plants (especially the dominant crop of the region--wheat in England or oats in Scotland and Ireland)
6. whiskey distilled from a mash of not less than 80 percent corn
   同义词：corn whiskey, corn whisky
7. something sentimental or trite

动词 corn:

1. feed (cattle) with corn
2. preserve with salt

1. Farmers often burn the stubble after they have cut the corn.
   农民们在收割完庄稼后常烧茬子。
2. The ground was plowed and planted with corn.
   地翻耕后种上了玉米。
3. These corn plants are very vigorous.
   这些玉米秧正茁壮生长。
4. There was an abundance of corn last year.
   去年玉米丰收。
5. The corn grinds easily.
   谷物容易磨成粉。
6. The corn will soon ear.
   玉米不久就要结穗了。
7. The corn is coming on wonderfully.
   谷物长势极好。
8. The ground was ploughed and planted with corn.
   地翻耕后种上了玉米。

corn

n.（名词）

Any of numerous cultivated forms of a widely grown, usually tall annual cereal grass(Zea mays) bearing grains or kernels on large ears.
谷物：广泛生长的，通常高大的一年生的多种禾谷类作物的任一种，（玉蜀黍 玉蜀黍属） 在大的穗上长有谷粒
The grains or kernels of this plant, used as food for human beings and livestock or for the extraction of an edible oil or starch.
谷粒：这种植物的颗粒，是人类和牲畜的食品，也用来提取食用油或淀粉
An ear of this plant.Also called Indian corn ,maize
谷穗，玉米：这种植物的穗也作 Indian corn,maize
Chiefly British Any of various cereal plants or grains, especially the principal crop cultivated in a particular region, such as wheat in England or oats in Scotland.
【多用于英国】 谷类：各种禾谷类作物中的任一种，尤指某特定地区的主要作物，例如英格兰的小麦或苏格兰的燕麦

A single grain of a cereal plant.
谷粒：禾谷类作物的一个颗粒
A seed or fruit of various other plants, such as a peppercorn.
各种其他作物如干胡椒的种子或果实
Corn snow.
粒雪
Informal Corn whiskey.
【非正式用语】 玉米威士忌酒
Slang Something considered trite, dated, melodramatic, or unduly sentimental.
【俚语】 陈词滥调：某些被认为是陈腐的、过时的、闹剧或的或过分伤感的东西
v.（动词）
corned,corn.ing,corns
v.tr.（及物动词）
To cause to form hard particles; granulate.
使粒化：使形成硬的微粒；使粒化

To season and preserve with granulated salt.
以盐料理：用盐粒处理食品以便调味或保存
To preserve (beef, for example) in brine.
盐腌：放在盐水中保存，如腌制牛肉
To feed (animals) with corn or grain.
用谷物来饲养（动物）
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To form hard particles; become grainy:
形成硬的微粒；变成颗粒：
例句：
.After the snow melts all day, it corns up at night for fine conditions.(Hatfield MA Valley Advocate)
.雪在白天融化，夜晚又凝结起来.(哈特菲尔德MA谷辩护律师)

来源：
Middle English [grain]
中古英语 [谷物]
from Old English * see g—…-no-
源自 古英语 *参见 g—…-no-

corn
corn 2

n.（名词）
A horny thickening of the skin, usually on or near a toe, resulting from pressure or friction.Also called clavus
鸡眼，胼胝：由于压力或摩擦引起的皮肤硬化角质，通常在趾头上或附近也作 clavus

来源：
Middle English corne
中古英语 corne
from Old French [horn]
源自 古法语 [角]
from Latin cornô * see ker-
源自 拉丁语 cornô *参见 ker-