ce·re·al
noun/ˈsɪəriəl/
/ˈsɪriəl/
- [countable] one of various types of grass that produce grains that can be eaten or are used to make flour or bread. wheat, barley and rye are all cereals.
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谷类植物 - cereal crops
谷类作物
WordfinderTopics Farmingb2- blight
- cereal
- crop
- genetically modified
- grain
- harvest
- monoculture
- organic
- staple
- yield
Oxford Collocations Dictionarycereal + noun- crop
- foods
- grain
- …
- cereal crops
- [uncountable] the grain produced by cereal crops
Topics Foodb2谷物 Oxford Collocations Dictionarycereal + noun- crop
- foods
- grain
- …
- [countable, uncountable] food made from the grain of cereals, often eaten for breakfast with milk
(常加牛奶作早餐用的)谷类食物 - breakfast cereals
谷类早餐食物 - a bowl of cereal
一碗麦片粥
Homophones cereal | serialcereal serial/ˈsɪəriəl//ˈsɪriəl/- cereal noun
- A nutritious breakfast cereal can contribute to a healthy lifestyle.
营养丰富的早餐麦片有助于健康的生活方式。
- A nutritious breakfast cereal can contribute to a healthy lifestyle.
- serial noun
- All the female characters in this serial are very strong.
这部连续剧中的所有女性角色都非常强大。
- All the female characters in this serial are very strong.
- serial adjective
- The novel was first published in serial form.
这部小说最先是以连载的形式发表的。
- The novel was first published in serial form.
Extra ExamplesTopics Foodb2- I have cereal for breakfast.
我早饭吃麦片粥。 - a wholewheat cereal fortified with B group vitamins
添加了维生素B 族的全麦食物 - fortified breakfast cereals
强化谷类早餐
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- breakfast
- bran
- high-fibre/high-fiber
- …
- bowl
- box
- packet
- …
- eat
- have
- bowl
- box
- packet
- …
- breakfast cereals
Word Originearly 19th cent. (as an adjective): from Latin cerealis, from Ceres, the goddess of agriculture in Roman mythology.