Bran
[bræn]
解释:
(noun.) food prepared from the husks of cereal grains.
(noun.) broken husks of the seeds of cereal grains that are separated from the flour by sifting.
校对:露辛达--From WordNet
解释:
(n.) The broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or other cereal grain, separated from the flour or meal by sifting or bolting; the coarse, chaffy part of ground grain.
(n.) The European carrion crow.
手打:纳塔利
解释:
n. the refuse of grain: the inner husks of corn sifted from the flour: the coarser part of anything.—n. Bran′fulness.—adj. Bran′ny.
整理:米莉
例句:
- The meal was then bolted, and the tailings, consisting of bran, middlings and adherent flour, again sifted and re-ground. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
- He thinks it is like bran, raised with sour yeast. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
- This portion of the grain was formerly unseparated, and was mixed with the middlings and bran as an inferior product. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
- Of these 15 had ensilage and straw only; 8 had ensilage and straw with grain, usually four quarts of bran added daily; and 9 ensilage, hay, and grain. 威廉K.戴维. 智者、化学家和伟大医生的秘密.
- However, do just look at my nice, little, bran-new red cloak. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
- Two half-quartern brans; pound of best fresh; piece of double Glo'ster; and, to wind up all, some of the richest sort you ever lushed! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
整理:史黛丝