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cereal

noun
🔊/ˈsɪəriəl/
🔊/ˈsɪriəl/
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  1. [countable] 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
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    Topics Farmingb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionarycereal + noun
    • crop
    • foods
    • grain
    • …
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  2. [uncountable] the grain produced by cereal crops谷物Topics Foodb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionarycereal + noun
    • crop
    • foods
    • grain
    • …
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  3. [countable, uncountable] 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
    Homophones cereal | serialcereal   serial
    🔊/ˈsɪəriəl/
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    • cereal noun
      • A nutritious breakfast cereal can contribute to a healthy lifestyle.营养谷物早餐可以促进健康的生活方式。
    • serial noun
      • All the female characters in this serial are very strong.此系列中的所有女性角色都很强壮。
    • serial adjective
      • The novel was first published in serial form.这部小说最先是以连载的形式发表的。
    Extra Examples
    • I have cereal for breakfast.我早饭吃麦片粥。
    • a wholewheat cereal fortified with B group vitamins添加了维生素B 族的全麦食物
    • fortified breakfast cereals强化谷类早餐
    Topics Foodb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • breakfast
    • bran
    • high-fibre/​high-fiber
    • …
    … of cereal
    • bowl
    • box
    • packet
    • …
    verb + cereal
    • eat
    • have
    cereal + noun
    • bowl
    • box
    • packet
    • …
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    4. Word Originearly 19th cent. (as an adjective): from Latin cerealis, from Ceres, the goddess of agriculture in Roman mythology.