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

• Yesterday the field opposite was sown with maize.
  昨天对面的田里播种了玉米。
• 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。
• 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。
• The physical and chemical properties of black maize pigment were studied.
  研究了黑玉米色素的理化性质。
• Transgenes from genetically modified ( GM) maize crops have been found in traditional maize in Mexico.
  在墨西哥的传统玉米品种中发现了来自转基因玉米中的基因。
• The special structure and characteristics of high amylose maize starch are introduced in this paper.
  本实验以高直链玉米淀粉为主要原料，对其高温高压下的成膜性质进行了研究。
• 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
• 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。
• The maize and millet were just putting forth ears.
  玉米粟子刚刚吐穗。
• A new combined machine, which can implement wheat straw smashing and maize no-tillage precision seeding, was developed.
  介绍一种集小麦秸秆粉碎和玉米免耕精密播种功能为一体的新型联合作业机具。