corn

noun

/kɔːn/

/kɔːrn/

(British English) [uncountable] any plant that is grown for its grain, such as wheat; the grain of these plants（小麦等）谷物；谷粒
- a field of corn一片庄稼
- ears/sheaves of corn谷穗；一捆捆的谷物
- corn-fed chicken用谷物饲养的鸡
- The corn is still green.谷物还未成熟。
- a field of standing corn一片未割的谷物
see also seed corn
Collocations Farming
FarmingGrowing food and raising animals
- plant trees/seeds/crops/vines/barley
- grow/produce corn/wheat/rice/fruit
- plough/(North American English) plow land/a field
- sow/harvest seeds/crops/fields
- spread manure/fertilizer on something
- cultivate/irrigate/water/contaminate crops/plants/fields/land
- damage/destroy/lose your crop
- ripen/pick fruit/berries/grapes
- press/dry/ferment grapes
- grind/thresh grain/corn/wheat
- raise/rear/keep chickens/poultry/cattle/pigs
- raise/breed/feed/graze livestock/cattle/sheep
- kill/slaughter livestock
- preserve/smoke/cure/salt meat
Modern farming
- run a fish farm/an organic dairy farm
- engage in/be involved in intensive (pig/fish) farming
- use/apply (chemical/organic) fertilizer/insecticides/pesticides
- begin/do/conduct field trials of GM (= genetically modified) crops
- grow/develop GM crops/seeds/plants/foods
- fund/invest in genetic engineering/research
- improve/increase crop yields
- face/suffer from/alleviate food shortages
- label food that contains GMOs (= genetically modified organisms)
- eliminate/reduce farm subsidies
- oppose/be against factory farming/GM food
- promote/encourage/support organic/sustainable farming
Topics Farmingb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- ripe
- green
- young
- …
… of corn
- ear
- sheaf
- bag
- …
verb + corn
- grow
- sow
- cut
- …
corn + verb
- grow
corn + noun
- field
- harvest
- mill
- …
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(North American English)
(British English maize)
[uncountable] 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
- The major crops are wheat, barley and corn.主要农作物是小麦、大麦和玉米。
see also baby corn, corncob, corn on the cob, field corn, Indian cornTopics Farmingb1, Foodb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- field
- Indian
- sweet
- …
… of corn
- ear
- bushel
- field
- …
verb + corn
- plant
- grow
- produce
- …
corn + verb
- grow
corn + noun
- field
- crop
- harvest
- …
phrases
- corn on the cob
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(North American English)
(British English sweetcorn)
[uncountable] the yellow seeds of a type of corn (maize) plant, also called corn, which grow on thick stems and are cooked and eaten as a vegetable玉米
- fresh corn and arugula salad鲜玉米芝麻菜沙拉
Topics Foodb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- field
- Indian
- sweet
- …
… of corn
- ear
- bushel
- field
- …
verb + corn
- plant
- grow
- produce
- …
corn + verb
- grow
corn + noun
- field
- crop
- harvest
- …
phrases
- corn on the cob
[countable] a small area of hard skin on the foot, especially the toe, that is sometimes painful（尤指脚趾上的）钉胼，鸡眼
- See your doctor if you have foot pain or corns.如果您有脚痛或鸡眼，请去看医生。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verb + corn
- have
- suffer from
- treat
- …

Word Originsenses 1 to 3 Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch koren and German Korn.sense 4 late Middle English: via Anglo-Norman French from Latin cornu ‘horn’.

单词	corn
释义	corn noun /kɔːn/ /kɔːrn/ (British English) [uncountable] any plant that is grown for its grain, such as wheat; the grain of these plants（小麦等）谷物；谷粒 a field of corn一片庄稼 ears/sheaves of corn谷穗；一捆捆的谷物 corn-fed chicken用谷物饲养的鸡 The corn is still green.谷物还未成熟。 a field of standing corn一片未割的谷物 see also seed corn Collocations FarmingFarmingGrowing food and raising animals plant trees/seeds/crops/vines/barley grow/produce corn/wheat/rice/fruit plough/(North American English) plow land/a field sow/harvest seeds/crops/fields spread manure/fertilizer on something cultivate/irrigate/water/contaminate crops/plants/fields/land damage/destroy/lose your crop ripen/pick fruit/berries/grapes press/dry/ferment grapes grind/thresh grain/corn/wheat raise/rear/keep chickens/poultry/cattle/pigs raise/breed/feed/graze livestock/cattle/sheep kill/slaughter livestock preserve/smoke/cure/salt meat Modern farming run a fish farm/an organic dairy farm engage in/be involved in intensive (pig/fish) farming use/apply (chemical/organic) fertilizer/insecticides/pesticides begin/do/conduct field trials of GM (= genetically modified) crops grow/develop GM crops/seeds/plants/foods fund/invest in genetic engineering/research improve/increase crop yields face/suffer from/alleviate food shortages label food that contains GMOs (= genetically modified organisms) eliminate/reduce farm subsidies oppose/be against factory farming/GM food promote/encourage/support organic/sustainable farming Topics Farmingb1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective ripe green young … … of corn ear sheaf bag … verb + corn grow sow cut … corn + verb grow corn + noun field harvest mill … enlarge image (North American English) (British English maize) [uncountable] 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 The major crops are wheat, barley and corn.主要农作物是小麦、大麦和玉米。 see also baby corn, corncob, corn on the cob, field corn, Indian cornTopics Farmingb1, Foodb1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective field Indian sweet … … of corn ear bushel field … verb + corn plant grow produce … corn + verb grow corn + noun field crop harvest … phrases corn on the cob enlarge image (North American English) (British English sweetcorn) [uncountable] the yellow seeds of a type of corn (maize) plant, also called corn, which grow on thick stems and are cooked and eaten as a vegetable玉米 fresh corn and arugula salad鲜玉米芝麻菜沙拉 Topics Foodb1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective field Indian sweet … … of corn ear bushel field … verb + corn plant grow produce … corn + verb grow corn + noun field crop harvest … phrases corn on the cob [countable] a small area of hard skin on the foot, especially the toe, that is sometimes painful（尤指脚趾上的）钉胼，鸡眼 See your doctor if you have foot pain or corns.如果您有脚痛或鸡眼，请去看医生。 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + corn have suffer from treat … Word Originsenses 1 to 3 Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch koren and German Korn.sense 4 late Middle English: via Anglo-Norman French from Latin cornu ‘horn’.
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