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corn1/kɔ:n/ n. & v.●n. 1a esp. Brit. any cereal before or after harvesting, esp. the chief crop of a region, e.g. wheat, oats, etc. [尤英]谷物(尤指某一地区的主要作物,如小麦、燕麦等) b US & Austral. [美澳] = MAIZE c a grain or seed of a cereal plant 谷粒,麦粒 2 colloq. something corny or trite [口]陈腐的东西,老一套 ●v. tr. (as 作 corned adj.) sprinkled or preserved with salt or brine 用盐卤或盐腌制的 corned beef 腌牛肉[Old English from Germanic: related to Latin granum ‘grain’] |