short, narrow white or brown grain grown on wet land in hot countries as food; the plant that produces this grain大米；稻米；稻- a grain of rice一粒大米
- boiled/steamed/fried rice煮饭；蒸饭；炒饭
- long-/short-grain rice长粒／短粒稻米
- sticky/basmati/wild rice糯米/印度香米/野生米
- brown rice (= without its outer layer removed)糙米
- rice paddies (= rice fields)稻田
- a spicy rice dish香辣米饭
- rice flour/noodles/cakes米粉/面条/蛋糕
- There is no need to keep the rice field flooded.无需使稻田充满水。
- The dish is served with rice.这道菜配米饭。
see also jollof rice, parched rice, wild riceTopics Fooda1, Farminga1Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective… of riceverb + ricerice + nounSee full entry Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French ris, from Italian riso, from Greek oruza.
