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corn
n
1 [U]
(a) (esp Brit) (seed of) any of various grain plants, chiefly wheat, oats, rye and maize; such plants while growing 谷物
grinding corn to make flour 把谷物磨成粉
a field of corn 一片庄稼
a `corn-field 庄稼地
a sheaf of corn 一捆谷物.
(b) (esp US) maize 玉蜀黍; 玉米. =>illus 见插图.
2 [U] (infml derog 口, 贬) music, verse, drama, etc that is banal, sentimental or hackneyed 平庸、 感伤或陈腐的音乐、 诗歌、 戏剧等
a romantic ballad that is pure corn 极为感伤的浪漫小曲.
corn n
1 small, often painful, area of hardened skin on the foot, esp on the toe 鸡眼.
2 (idm 习语) tread on sb´s corns/toes =>tread.
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