cereal 英 [ˈsɪəriəl]   美 [ˈsɪriəl]

cereal

cereal  英 [ˈsɪəriəl] 美 [ˈsɪriəl]

n. 谷类,谷物 

名词复数:cereals 

cereal crops 谷类作物
breakfast cereals 谷类早餐食物

  • Cereal is a grassy grain used for food, like corn or wheat. But if someone offers you a bowl of cereal, don’t expect a pile of grass. Cereal is also a popular breakfast food served in a bowl with milk.
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  • n. 谷类,谷物
  • 1. cereal crops

    谷类作物

  • 2. breakfast cereals

    谷类早餐食物

  • 3. a bowl of cereal

    一碗麦片粥

  • cereal (n.) 1832, "grass yielding edible grain and cultivated for food," originally an adjective (1818) "having to do with edible grain," from French céréale (16c., "of Ceres;" 18c. in grain sense), from Latin Cerealis "of grain," originally "of Ceres," from Ceres, Italic goddess of agriculture, from PIE *ker-es-, from root *ker- (2) "to grow." The application to breakfast food cereal made from grain is American English, 1899.
cer·eal / ˈsɪəriəl ; NAmE ˈsɪriəl / noun 1 [countable ] one of various types of grass that produce grains that can be eaten or are used to make flour or bread. Wheat, barleyand ryeare all cereals. 谷类植物 cereal crops 谷类作物 2 [uncountable ] the grain produced by cerealcrops 谷物 3 [countable ,  uncountable ] food made from the grain of cereals,often eaten for breakfast with milk (常加牛奶作早餐用的)谷类食物 breakfast cereals 谷类早餐食物 a bowl of cereal 一碗麦片粥 cereal cereals cer·eal / ˈsɪəriəl ; NAmE ˈsɪriəl /
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