corn
gb/kˈɔɹn/ us/kˈɔɹn/
A2
อังกฤษ
~ 5900
kukorica, tyúkszem, gabona, sóval tartósít, besóz, sós lében pácol
คำนาม
A2
1
kukorica
A1
รูปแบบการใช้:
grow [corn] on [land]
Endless fields of corn stretched to the horizon.
Végeláthatatlan kukoricaföldek nyúltak a látóhatárig.
The drought destroyed much of the corn this year.
Az aszály idén a kukoricatermés nagy részét tönkretette.
Many farmers rotate corn with soybeans to keep the soil healthy.
The government subsidizes corn production in some regions.
Wildlife often feeds on leftover corn after the harvest.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
There is a big field of corn near my house.
A házam közelében van egy nagy kukoricaföld.
The farmer grows corn and beans on his land.
A gazda kukoricát és babot termeszt a földjén.
The cows eat dry corn in the winter.
The price of corn went up this year.
We drove past many corn fields on our trip.
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse this sense of "corn" (the crop/plant) with the more specific sense of cooked corn kernels served as a vegetable. Use this sense when talking about farming, fields, or the crop in general.
ความหมาย
maize plant and grain
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
field of corn
|corn farmer
|corn harvest
|corn crop
|corn field
|feed corn
คำพ้องความหมาย
maize (More technical and international; often used in scientific or global contexts instead of everyday American English.)
คำตรงข้าม
meat (Refers to animal flesh as food, contrasting with corn as a plant-based staple food.)
หัวข้อ
food
|agriculture
|daily_life
|food_drink
|nature
คำจำกัดความ
A tall plant with big yellow seeds that people and animals eat; very common on farms, especially in the US.
A tall cereal plant, and its yellow seeds, grown widely as a crop for human food and animal feed, especially in North America.
คำนาม
A2
2
kukorica
A1
รูปแบบการใช้:
eat [corn] with [food]
She opened a can of corn to add to the soup.
Felbontott egy kukoricakonzervet, hogy tegyen belőle a levesbe.
We had steak with corn and mashed potatoes for dinner.
Vacsorára steaket ettünk kukoricával és krumplipürével.
I like to mix corn and peas as a side dish.
The kids ate corn straight from the bowl with butter and salt.
Frozen corn is easy to add to stir-fries.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
I put corn and carrots in the soup.
Kukoricát és sárgarépát tettem a levesbe.
We ate corn with chicken for dinner.
Vacsorára csirkét ettünk kukoricával.
He likes corn with a lot of butter and salt.
I bought a bag of frozen corn.
She made a salad with corn and tomatoes.
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Some learners think "corn" always means the whole plant. When you talk about food on your plate, you usually mean this sense: the yellow pieces (kernels).
ความหมาย
corn kernels as food
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
canned corn
|corn salad
|fresh corn
|frozen corn
|buttered corn
|grilled corn
คำพ้องความหมาย
sweetcorn (Common especially in British English for the sweet, tender kernels eaten as a vegetable.)
คำตรงข้าม
meat (A different main part of a meal, from animals, contrasting with corn as a vegetable side dish.)
หัวข้อ
food
|cooking
|daily_life
|food_drink
คำจำกัดความ
The small yellow pieces from the corn plant that you cook and eat as food.
The yellow seeds of maize, eaten as a vegetable, often boiled, grilled, or canned.
คำนาม
B2
3
tyúkszem
B1
รูปแบบการใช้:
a [corn] on [someone]'s [toe/foot]
She has a painful corn on her little toe from wearing tight shoes.
Fájdalmas tyúkszem van a kislábujján a szűk cipő miatt.
The podiatrist removed the corn and recommended better-fitting footwear.
A podológus eltávolította a tyúkszemet, és jobban illő lábbelit javasolt.
Over-the-counter pads can help reduce pressure on a corn.
If you cut a corn yourself, you might cause an infection.
He limped slightly because of a corn on his foot.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
I have a corn on my big toe.
Tyúkszem van a nagylábujjamon.
This shoe gives me a corn on my foot.
Ettől a cipőtől tyúkszem lesz a lábamon.
The doctor cut the corn off my toe.
My corn hurts when I walk a long time.
She wears soft shoes because she has a corn.
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse this sense with the plant or food. When talking about pain on the toe or foot, "corn" means a skin problem, not the vegetable.
ความหมาย
painful hard skin on foot
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
a painful corn
|treat a corn
|remove a corn
|corn on the toe
|corn remover
|corn treatment
คำพ้องความหมาย
callus (A more general word for thickened skin; a corn is a specific, usually smaller and more painful type, often on toes.)
คำตรงข้าม
smooth skin (Describes skin without hard, raised, or thickened areas, opposite to having a corn.)
หัวข้อ
health
|medicine
|body
คำจำกัดความ
A small, hard spot of thick skin on your toe or foot that hurts when you walk or wear shoes.
A small, hard, and often painful area of thickened skin, usually on a toe or foot, caused by pressure or rubbing.
คำนาม
C1
LITERARY
4
gabona
B1
รูปแบบการใช้:
fields of [corn]
Golden corn waved in the wind across the valley.
Aranyló gabona hullámzott a szélben a völgyben.
The villagers depended on the corn harvest to survive the winter.
A falusiak a gabonaterméstől függtek, hogy átvészeljék a telet.
In the poem, the fields of corn symbolize abundance and peace.
Heavy rains threatened the standing corn just before harvest.
Corn and cattle were the main wealth of the region in those days.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
In this old story, farmers grow corn, meaning wheat and other grains.
Ebben a régi történetben a gazdák gabonát termesztenek; itt a „corn” búzát és más gabonaféléket jelent.
The poem talks about corn in the fields, not about maize.
A vers a mezőkön álló gabonáról szól, nem kukoricáról.
In some books, corn means any grain, like wheat or barley.
The price of corn in the text is really the price of grain.
The farmers harvest corn, meaning many kinds of grain crops.
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners often assume this sense of "corn" always means maize (American usage). In older or literary British texts, "corn" can mean grain in general, especially wheat or barley.
ความหมาย
any cereal grain (literary)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
fields of corn
|ripe corn
|the corn harvest
|corn prices
|corn market
คำพ้องความหมาย
grain (A general modern word for cereal crops and their seeds; more common in today’s English than this literary sense of "corn".)
คำตรงข้าม
fallow land (Land left without crops, contrasting with land covered in corn or other grains.)
หัวข้อ
agriculture
|literature
|food_drink
|core_vocabulary
คำจำกัดความ
In some older or literary British English, a general word for grain crops like wheat or barley.
Any cereal plant, especially wheat, barley, or oats, and its grain, used as food; used mainly in older or literary British English.
คำกริยา
C1
TECHNICAL
5
รูปแบบการใช้:
corn [meat] before [cooking/storage]
Traditionally, people would corn meat to store it through the winter.
Régen az emberek sóval tartósították a húst, hogy egész télen elálljon.
The brisket is corned for several days before it is cooked.
A marhaszegyet több napig sós lében pácolják, mielőtt megfőzik.
In the past, sailors ate heavily corned beef on long voyages.
They still corn their own beef using a family recipe.
The meat was corned in large wooden barrels in the cellar.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
Long ago, people corned meat to keep it for many months.
Régen az emberek sóval tartósították a húst, hogy sok hónapig elálljon.
They corn the beef in salty water before cooking it.
Főzés előtt sós lében pácolják a marhahúst.
Sailors ate corned meat on long trips.
The cook corned the meat in a big pot of brine.
Before we had fridges, many families corned their meat.
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners often know the food name "corned beef" but do not realize that "corn" here is a verb meaning to preserve meat with salt; it does not mean adding maize.
ความหมาย
preserve meat with salt
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
corn beef
|corned meat
|corn the brisket
|corned in brine
คำพ้องความหมาย
salt (A more general word for adding salt to food; "corn" refers specifically to preserving meat in heavy salt or brine.)
คำตรงข้าม
desalt (To remove salt from something, the opposite of adding salt to preserve it.)
หัวข้อ
food
|cooking
|industry
|food_drink
คำจำกัดความ
To keep meat good for a long time by putting it in very salty water or covering it with a lot of salt.
To preserve meat by soaking it in a strong brine or packing it with coarse salt.
ไวยากรณ์
รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
corn
IPA
GB/kˈɔɹn/
US/kˈɔɹn/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
corn (1 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (corn)
รูปคำ
Noun
- Base: corn
- Plural: corn, corns
Verb
- Base: corn
- 3rd Person Singular: corns
- Present Participle: corning
- Past: corned
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
Forms
corns
noun
corning
verb
corned
verb
Core family
corny
adjective
Related words
Advanced or less common
cornstarch
noun
corncob
noun
วลีและสำนวน
corn flakes
1/kˈɔɹn flˈeɪks/
fixed phrase
toasted corn breakfast cereal
Thin, dry pieces of toasted corn that people eat with milk for breakfast.
ตัวอย่าง
- He eats corn flakes with milk every morning.
- They bought a big box of corn flakes for the kids.
- I sprinkled some fruit on top of my corn flakes.
corn oil
1/kˈɔɹn ˈɔɪl/
fixed phrase
cooking oil from corn
A yellow cooking oil that is made from corn.
ตัวอย่าง
- She prefers to fry vegetables in corn oil.
- Corn oil is often used in salad dressings and baking.
- They bought a large bottle of corn oil at the supermarket.
corn on the cob
1/kˈɔɹn ˈɔn ðə kˈɑb/
fixed phrase
cooked corn still on cob
Corn that is cooked and eaten while the yellow pieces are still on the hard middle part (the cob).
ตัวอย่าง
- We grilled corn on the cob at the barbecue.
- She served corn on the cob with lots of butter and salt.
- The kids love eating corn on the cob with their hands.
corn syrup
1/kˈɔɹn sˈɚəp/
fixed phrase
sweet syrup from corn starch
A thick, sweet liquid made from corn, used to make food and drinks sweet.
ตัวอย่าง
- Many processed foods contain high-fructose corn syrup.
- The recipe calls for half a cup of light corn syrup.
- Some people try to avoid corn syrup in their diet.
corned beef
1/kˈɔɹnɪd bˈif/
fixed phrase
salt-preserved beef product
Beef that has been kept in very salty water to preserve it, often sold in cans or used in sandwiches.
ตัวอย่าง
- We had corned beef and cabbage for dinner on St. Patrick's Day.
- He made a sandwich with corned beef and mustard.
- They bought a can of corned beef for camping meals.
ear of corn
1/ˈɪɹ əv kˈɔɹn/
fixed phrase
fruiting head of corn plant
The part of the corn plant that you eat, with many yellow seeds together on the cob.
ตัวอย่าง
- Each ear of corn on that plant is very large.
- He picked an ear of corn and peeled back the husk.
- The storm knocked several ears of corn off the stalks.