popcorn

英 [ˈpɒpkɔːn]

美 [ˈpɑːpkɔːrn]

n.  爆(玉)米花

高考TOEFLTEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.25500 / COCA.8839

牛津词典

noun

• 爆（玉）米花
  a type of food made from grains of maize ( corn ) that are heated until they burst, forming light whitish balls that are then covered with salt or sugar

柯林斯词典

• 爆玉米花
  Popcornis a snack which consists of grains of maize or corn that have been heated until they have burst and become large and light. It can be eaten with salt or sometimes sugar.

英英释义

noun

• small kernels of corn exploded by heat
• corn having small ears and kernels that burst when exposed to dry heat
  Synonym:Zea mays everta

双语例句

• He treated us to some popcorn, cocoa and tea.
  他准备了爆米花，可可饮料和茶来招待我们。
• Or "oops, I spilled the popcorn" salt?
  还是“我打翻了爆米花”那种盐？
• I had gone out for popcorn; I'm a movie-goer like anyone else!
  我出去吃爆米花了；和其他人一样，我也是个电影爱好者。
• I only eat popcorn at the movies.
  我只在看电影时才吃爆米花。
• Popcorn. I buy popcorn and Coke whenever I go to the cinema in the states.
  爆米花。在美国，任何时候到电影院我都会买爆米花和可乐。
• I like having popcorn at movies.
  我喜欢看电影时吃爆米花。
• I invented the space shuttle and microwave popcorn.
  我发明了航天飞机和微波炉爆米花。
• Today, the United States produces almost all of the world's popcorn.
  今天，美国几乎生产了世界上全部的爆米花玉米。
• Popcorn combined with a thick sugar or molasses or caramel syrup and formed into balls.
  爆米花和稠糖或糖蜜、焦糖糖浆混合，抟成球。
• He still stood behind his cash register stuffing his mouth with popcorn.
  他仍站在收银机后，嘴里塞满了爆米花。