wheat

名词 wheat:

1. annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains
2. grains of common wheat; sometimes cooked whole or cracked as cereal; usually ground into flour
   同义词：wheat berry

1. We have to sift through the application forms very carefully to separate the wheat from the chaff.
   我们得把申请书仔细筛选一下以甄别优劣。
2. This old man is a leading authority on wheat diseases.
   这位老人是小麦病虫害方面的权威。
3. This machine crushes wheat grain to make flour.
   这台机器把麦子磨成面粉。
4. Wheat is transported from the farms to the mills.
   把小麦从农场运到面粉厂。
5. Fields of wheat are undulating in the breeze.
   在微风中起伏着一片麦浪。
6. By defeating their main competitor this firm has cornered the wheat market.
   这家公司击败了主要的竞争对手而垄断了整个小麦市场。
7. The wheat rippled in the breeze.
   小麦在微风中起伏波动。
8. They are grinding wheat into flour.
   他们正在把小麦磨成面粉。

wheat

n.（名词）
Any of various annual cereal grasses of the genusTriticum of the Mediterranean region and southwest Asia, especially T. aestivum, widely cultivated in temperate regions in many varieties for its commercially important edible grain.
小麦：一种一年一熟的谷类禾本植物小麦（禾本植物）属， 生长于地中海地区及西南亚，尤指 夏季小麦 ，广泛种植于气候温和地带，品种繁多，其可食性谷粒具重要商业价值
The grain of any of these grasses, ground to produce flour used in breadstuffs and pasta.
麦粒面粉：任何这类禾本植物的谷粒，经碾磨以生产出用于做面包原料及淀粉的面粉

来源：
Middle English whete
中古英语 whete
from Old English hwôte * see kweit-
源自 古英语 hwôte *参见 kweit-