1 [U] (especially Brit 尤为英) any plant that is grown for its grain, such as wheat; the seeds from these plants 谷类作物;谷物;谷子:
a field of corn一片庄稼a corn field庄稼地
2 [U] (US 美) =MAIZE☞picture at cereal 见cereal插图
3 [U] (US 美) =SWEETCORN☞picture on page C3 见C3页插图
4 [C] a small, painful area of hard skin on the toe (长脚趾上的)鸡眼
corn/kɔrn; kɔːn/n 1 [U] BrE plants such as wheat, from which we get grain and seeds【英】谷物: fields of corn 一片片麦田an ear of corn (=the top part of the plant where seeds grow)谷穗2 [U] AmE 【美】a) a tall plant with large yellow seeds [ maize BrE 【英】] 玉米 b) the seeds of this plant eaten as food [ sweetcorn BrE 【英】] 〔食用的〕玉米粒see picture at见 VEGETABLE 图