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

• I invented the space shuttle and microwave popcorn.
  我发明了航天飞机和微波炉爆米花。
• You have got popcorn all over you.
  你身上全是爆米花。
• 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。
• 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。
• And the same day, I invented the space shuttle and microwave popcorn.
  接着我在同一天发明了太空飞船和微波炉爆米花。
• We ate popcorn and drank soda and talked a lot.
  我们吃爆米花，喝汽水，还谈了许多。
• Or "oops, I spilled the popcorn" salt?
  还是“我打翻了爆米花”那种盐？
• 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。
• At the film, we got some popcorn and an icecream each.
  看电影时我们每人买了些爆玉米花和冰淇淋。
• I only eat popcorn at the movies.
  我只在看电影时才吃爆米花。