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barley

noun
🔊/ˈbɑːli/
🔊/ˈbɑːrli/
 [uncountable]
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  1. a plant grown for its grain that is used for making food, beer and whisky; the grains of this plant（皮）大麦；大麦粒
    • Feed barley prices are set to rise.饲料用大麦的价格要上涨。
    • Malt whisky is made from malted barley.麦芽威士忌是用大麦酿制的。
    Topics Farmingc1, Foodc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • malted
    • malting
    • roasted
    • …
    … of barley
    • ear
    • field
    verb + barley
    • grow
    • sow
    • cut
    • …
    barley + verb
    • grow
    • ripen
    barley + noun
    • harvest
    • field
    • grain
    • …
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    Word OriginOld English bærlic (adjective), from bære, bere ‘barley’ + -lic (see -ly).