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

• Meanwhile, aggregate production of maize, rice and soyabeans stagnated in 2006 and 2007.
  与此同时，在2006年和2007年，玉米、大米和大豆的总产量停滞不前。
• 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。
• 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。
• We can grow sorghum or maize on this plot.
  这块地可以种高粱或玉米。
• The best-known grains are wheat, barley, oats, rye and maize.
  最为人们所熟知的粮食是小麦、大麦、燕麦、黑麦和玉米。
• 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。
• The physical and chemical properties of black maize pigment were studied.
  研究了黑玉米色素的理化性质。
• 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。
• Field trial was conducted to study the effects of fertilization on premature and yield of Maize.
  通过田间试验的方法，研究了施肥对玉米叶片老化及产量的影响。
• Maize evolved from a wild grass in Mexico.
  玉米是从墨西哥的一种野生禾本植物进化而来的。