单词 | soybean |
释义 | soybean (once / 5688 pages) 1n 2n WORD FAMILY soybean: soybeans USAGE EXAMPLESSmithfield buys about 150 million bushels of corn, soybeans, wheat and sorghum per year to feed its 16 million hogs, according to a Smithfield spokeswomen. Reuters(Dec 30, 2016) Genetically engineered corn and soybeans dominate U.S. production . Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) To the north and west are fields of corn and soybeans, a classic, flat Midwestern terrain. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) 1 n the most highly proteinaceous vegetable known; the fruit of the soybean plant is used in a variety of foods and as fodder (especially as a replacement for animal protein) 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper soy, soya, soya bean field soybean seeds used as livestock feed bean, edible bean any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food 1n erect bushy hairy annual herb having trifoliate leaves and purple to pink flowers; extensively cultivated for food and forage and soil improvement but especially for its nutritious oil-rich seeds; native to Asia Syn|Hyper Glycine max, soja, soja bean, soy, soya, soya bean, soybean plant legume, leguminous plant an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae 2n a source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and as food Syn|Hyper soy, soya bean bean any of various seeds or fruits that are beans or resemble beans |
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