cornflake
英 [ˈkɔːnfleɪk]
美
n. 玉米片(加牛奶作为早餐食用，常见于英国和美国)
复数：cornflakes
BNC.20356
柯林斯词典
- 玉米片(加牛奶作为早餐食用，常见于英国和美国)
Cornflakes are small flat pieces of maize that are eaten with milk as a breakfast cereal. They are popular in Britain and the United States.
双语例句
- But William is too busy eating his cornflake and engrossed in his own microcosm while pretending to be an observant critic of China.
但是威廉姆斯过于忙着吃玉米片，在自己的微观世界里全神贯注地假装成一个对中国深切关注的批评家。 - He is so observant that he failed to notice and appreciate the kindness from the Chinese lady who helped him with the broken cornflake dispenser.
他关注得如此深切，以至于没能注意到那位中国女士并对她表示感谢，她可是在坏掉的玉米片桶上帮了他。 - Using the broken cornflake dispenser as a prologue and epilogue, William is playing up the prejudices that the Chinese make only inferior goods as well as being greedy businessmen.
报道以一个坏掉的玉米片桶作为开头和结尾，威廉姆斯在表达着对中国的偏见，认为中国人是只会制造劣等货的贪婪商人。 - In the20th century the leisurely carnivorous British breakfast was replaced by the cornflake;
在20世纪，英国休闲早餐因玉米片受到冲击；