词条 | corn |
释义 | corn n. 玉米, 谷物, 五谷, [医]鸡眼vt. 腌(肉等) 英英解释: 名词corn: 1. tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times 同义词:maize, Indian corn, Zea mays 2. the dried grains or kernels or corn used as animal feed or ground for meal 3. ears of corn grown for human food 同义词:edible corn 4. a hard thickening of the skin (especially on the top or sides of the toes) caused by the pressure of ill-fitting shoes 同义词:clavus 5. (Great Britain) any of various cereal plants (especially the dominant crop of the region--wheat in England or oats in Scotland and Ireland) 6. whiskey distilled from a mash of not less than 80 percent corn 同义词:corn whiskey, corn whisky 7. something sentimental or trite 动词corn: 1. feed (cattle) with corn 2. preserve with salt 习惯用语acknowledge the corn 认错, 承认事实, (辩论中)认输admit the corn 认错, 承认事实, (辩论中)认输confess the corn 认错, 承认事实, (辩论中)认输carry corn [俚]不因成功而忘乎所以; 不得意忘形(借喻马吃玉米后的状态)eat one's corn in the blade 寅吃卯粮, (钱)未入先出, 挥霍无度feed sb. on soft corn [美俚]奉承某人, 拍某人的马屁measure another's corn by one's own bushel 以已度人, 拿自己做标准衡量别人sell corn on the hoof 以饲养牲畜的方式出售谷物(即不直接出售谷物, 而以谷物饲养牲畜, 然后将牲畜出售)corn in Egypt 大量的食物; 充裕; 供应意想不到地多 |
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