英语词汇“maize”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINmaize

Origin:

1500-1600 Spanish maíz, from Taino mahiz

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

He could see their helmeted heads among the maize stalks.
In maize, for example, there are two male-sterility organelle genes, each suppressed by a separate nuclear restorer.
Rice was their basic food and their most important food crop, far ahead of maize, taro or sago.
The maize crops have almost completely failed for several years running.
The police post is very remote and they often supplement their diet of maize and beans with game meat.
The rare perennial maize proved to be resistant to seven viral diseases that plague domesticated maize.
We grew maize, rice, beans and sesame.
When Kalchu brought it fresh hay and water and even maize porridge it remained aloof and indifferent.

WORD SETS► Crops

alfalfa, nounarable, adjectivebarley, nounbran, nouncacao, nouncanker, nouncash crop, nouncassava, nouncereal, nouncocoa, nouncorn, nouncrop, nouncrop-dusting, nouncrop rotation, nouncrop-spraying, nouncultivate, verbcultivated, adjectivecultivation, nouncultivator, noundrill, noundrill, verbear, nounfertilize, verbfertilizer, nounfield corn, noungerminate, verbglean, verbgrain, noungranary, noungrower, nounharvest, nounharvest, verbharvester, nounhay, nounhayloft, nounhaystack, nounhorticulture, nounkernel, nounlift, verbmaize, nounmalt, nounmarket garden, nounmillet, nounoats, nounorchard, nounorganic, adjectiveplant, verbplantation, nounpotato, nounproduce, nounpropagate, verbprune, verbreap, verbrice, nounrice paddy, nounripe, adjectiveroot crop, nounrotate, verbrye, nounryegrass, nounscion, nounseason, nounseed, verbseedbed, nounsheaf, nounsisal, nounsorghum, nounsow, verbsprout, nounstraw, nounstubble, nounsugar beet, nountaro, nountill, verbtillage, noununripe, adjectivevegetable, nounvineyard, nounviticulture, nounwheat, nounwindfall, nounwinnow, verb

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► crop

· Yes, many husbands kept all the money from the maize crop even though their wives had done most of the work.· The maize crops have almost completely failed for several years running.· Crouching inside the maize crop he began to work his way round the hamlet towards it.· Rainfall during the December-April rainy season was under 10 percent of normal, and the country's maize crop has been devastated.· Twelve spring-sown oilseed rape crops, 12 forage maize crops and 24 beet crops have been harvested.

VERB► grow

· We grew maize, rice, beans and sesame.· We grew maize, millet and beans.· The Mayans grew maize, beans and pumpkins, and were the first to cultivate cocoa.

单词	maize
释义	maizemaize /meɪz/ noun [uncountable] British English Word Origin WORD ORIGINmaize Origin: 1500-1600 Spanish maíz, from Taino mahiz Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS He could see their helmeted heads among the maize stalks. In maize, for example, there are two male-sterility organelle genes, each suppressed by a separate nuclear restorer. Rice was their basic food and their most important food crop, far ahead of maize, taro or sago. The maize crops have almost completely failed for several years running. The police post is very remote and they often supplement their diet of maize and beans with game meat. The rare perennial maize proved to be resistant to seven viral diseases that plague domesticated maize. We grew maize, rice, beans and sesame. When Kalchu brought it fresh hay and water and even maize porridge it remained aloof and indifferent. word sets WORD SETS► Crops alfalfa, nounarable, adjectivebarley, nounbran, nouncacao, nouncanker, nouncash crop, nouncassava, nouncereal, nouncocoa, nouncorn, nouncrop, nouncrop-dusting, nouncrop rotation, nouncrop-spraying, nouncultivate, verbcultivated, adjectivecultivation, nouncultivator, noundrill, noundrill, verbear, nounfertilize, verbfertilizer, nounfield corn, noungerminate, verbglean, verbgrain, noungranary, noungrower, nounharvest, nounharvest, verbharvester, nounhay, nounhayloft, nounhaystack, nounhorticulture, nounkernel, nounlift, verbmaize, nounmalt, nounmarket garden, nounmillet, nounoats, nounorchard, nounorganic, adjectiveplant, verbplantation, nounpotato, nounproduce, nounpropagate, verbprune, verbreap, verbrice, nounrice paddy, nounripe, adjectiveroot crop, nounrotate, verbrye, nounryegrass, nounscion, nounseason, nounseed, verbseedbed, nounsheaf, nounsisal, nounsorghum, nounsow, verbsprout, nounstraw, nounstubble, nounsugar beet, nountaro, nountill, verbtillage, noununripe, adjectivevegetable, nounvineyard, nounviticulture, nounwheat, nounwindfall, nounwinnow, verb Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► crop · Yes, many husbands kept all the money from the maize crop even though their wives had done most of the work.· The maize crops have almost completely failed for several years running.· Crouching inside the maize crop he began to work his way round the hamlet towards it.· Rainfall during the December-April rainy season was under 10 percent of normal, and the country's maize crop has been devastated.· Twelve spring-sown oilseed rape crops, 12 forage maize crops and 24 beet crops have been harvested. VERB► grow · We grew maize, rice, beans and sesame.· We grew maize, millet and beans.· The Mayans grew maize, beans and pumpkins, and were the first to cultivate cocoa. a tall plant with large yellow seeds that grow together on a cob (=long hard part), and that are cooked and eaten as a vegetable SYN corn American English
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