B1 [ U ] UK (the seeds of) plants, such as wheat, maize, oats, and barley, that can be used to produce flour(小麦、玉米、燕麦、大麦等)谷物,谷粒
[ U ] mainly US UK usually maize a tall plant grown in many parts of the world for its yellow seeds, which are eaten as food, made into flour, or fed to animals玉米(植株)
[ U ] mainly US UK usually sweetcorn the seeds of a particular type of maize plant, eaten as a vegetable玉米(粒)
More examples
A surplus of corn has helped depress the grain market.
Do you feed your chickens corn?
The corn grew waist-high in the fields.
The corn was stored in large sacks.
The corn was cut and tied in sheaves.
[ C ] a small, painful area of hard skin that forms on the foot, especially on the toes(尤指脚上的)钉胼,鸡眼
[ U ] mainly US slang old-fashioned something that is old-fashioned, boring, or done to create emotion陈腐的东西;老一套;煽情的东西
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