cereal

cereal
noun
  1. a grain used for food, for example wheat, maize, or rye
    谷物(如小麦、玉米或黑麦)
    ■(一般作 cereals)a grass producing such grain, grown as an agricultural crop
    谷类作物
    [as modifier]low yields for cereal crops.
    谷类作物的低产量。
    ■[mass noun]a breakfast food made from roasted grain, typically eaten with milk
    (尤指与牛奶配食的)谷类早餐食物,麦片
    a bowl of cereal.
    一碗麦片。
语源
  1. early 19th cent. (as an adjective): from Latin cerealis, from Ceres,.the name of the Roman goddess of agriculture
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