摘要:✎ 剥皮前剥皮后都可以用它,但必须含玉米粒,不能是光秃秃的棒子。
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(1) An ear of corn
一整根玉米;一穗玉米
✎ 剥皮前剥皮后都可以用它,但必须含玉米粒,不能是光秃秃的棒子。
That stalk has 4 ears of corn.
这根茎上有4个玉米。
Put all the ears in the pot after you shuck them.
剥完以后,把玉米都放锅里。
(2) Corn on the cob
玉米棒子(含玉米粒、不带皮)
A piece of corn on the cob
一截玉米;一段玉米
✎ 一整根玉米不叫a piece of corn on the cob。
There are 3 pieces of corn on the cob in the pot.
锅里有3段玉米。
(3) Corn cob
(去掉玉米粒后的)玉米棒子
Throw the corn cob away when you've eaten all of the corn off of it.
把上面的玉米都吃掉以后,把玉米棒子扔了。
(4) A corn kernel
= A piece of corn
一粒玉米
Can you count the kernels of corn left in your bowl?
你能数数你碗里剩了多少粒玉米吗?
The little girl dropped a few corn kernels on the table when she was eating.
小女孩吃玉米的时候掉了好几粒在桌子上。
(5) Corn silk
玉米须
The corn silk is so hard to pull off.
这玉米须真难揪。
(6) Corn husk
玉米皮
Grandma likes to dry corn husks and use them for craft supplies.
奶奶喜欢把玉米皮弄干,用它们制作工艺品。
(7) Corn是不可数名词,除非是玩具玉米,否则不能说a corn。
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