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corn BrE /kɔːn / NAmE /kɔːrn / noun (BrE [ U ] any plant that is grown for its grain , such as wheat the grain of these plants ◆ a field of corn ◆ ears /sheaves of corn Farming 农场经营 Growing food and raising animals 种植粮食和饲养动物 plant trees/seeds/crops/vines/barley 植树；播种；种庄稼；种植葡萄树；种大麦 grow/produce corn/wheat/rice/fruit 种植/生产玉米/小麦/大米/水果 plough/ (NAmE plow land/a field 耕地；犁田 sow/harvest seeds/crops/fields 播种/收获谷粒/农作物/庄稼 spread manure/fertilizer on sth 给…施撒粪肥/肥料 cultivate/irrigate/water/contaminate crops/plants/fields/land 耕作/灌溉/浇灌/污染庄稼/植物/田地/土地 damage/destroy/lose your crop 损害/毁坏/损失农作物 ripen/pick fruit/berries/grapes 催熟/采摘水果/浆果/葡萄 press/dry/ferment grapes 压榨/晾干/发酵葡萄 grind/thresh grain/corn/wheat 磨/打谷物/玉米/小麦 raise/rear/keep chickens/poultry/cattle/pigs 饲养鸡/家禽/牛/猪 raise/breed/feed/graze livestock/cattle/sheep 饲养/喂养/放养家畜/牛/羊 kill/slaughter livestock 屠宰家畜 preserve/smoke/cure/salt meat 防腐保存/熏/加工贮藏/用盐腌制肉 Modern farming 现代农场经营 run a fish farm/an organic dairy 经营养鱼场/有机乳品场 engage in/be involved in intensive (pig/fish) farming 从事集约型（生猪/渔业）养殖 use/apply (chemical/organic) fertilizer/insecticides/pesticides 使用（化学/有机）肥料/杀虫剂 begin/do/conduct field trials of GM (= genetically modified ) crops 开始/进行转基因作物的田间试验 grow/develop GM crops/seeds/plants/foods 种植/研发转基因作物/种子/植物/粮食 fund/invest in genetic engineering/research 资助/投资基因工程/研究 improve/increase crop yields 提高/增加粮食产量 face/suffer from/alleviate food shortages 面临/遭受/缓解食物短缺 label food that contains GMOs (= genetically modified organisms ) 给含有转基因生物的食品贴标签 eliminate/reduce farm subsidies 取消/减少农业补贴 oppose/be against factory farming/GM food 反对工厂化养殖/转基因食品 promote/encourage/support organic/sustainable farming 促进/鼓励/支持有机/可持续农耕 (NAmE (BrE maize [ U ] 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 ➡ see also corncob , corn on the cob (NAmE (BrE sweet·corn [ U ] 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 [ C ] a small area of hard skin on the foot , especially the toe , that is sometimes painful
