cereal

1

[C] one of various types of grass that produce grains that can be

eaten or are used to make flour or bread. Wheat, barley and rye are all

cereals. 谷类植物 ： cereal crops 谷类作物

2

[U] the grain produced by cereal

crops 谷物

3

[C, U] 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

grain

[U, C] the small hard seeds of

food plants such as wheat, rice, etc.; a single seed of such a

plant 谷物；谷粒 ： America's grain exports 美国的谷物出口 ?a few grains of rice 几粒大米

—see also wholegrain

2

[C] a small hard piece of particular substances 颗粒；细粒 ： a grain of salt/ sand/ sugar

一粒盐╱沙╱砂糖。