barley

/ˈbɑːli/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbɑːrli/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbär-lē/ (ame, mw)

barley — noun

1. a cereal plant with long stiff hairs on its head, or the hard grains from it, ea

1.名詞B2
釋義

a cereal plant with long stiff hairs on its head, or the hard grains from it, eaten in soups and breads and also used for brewing beer and whisky

例句

Felix added barley to the soup and let it cook slowly.

collocation: add barley to soup

Farmers near York planted barley after the spring rain ended.

collocation: plant barley

同義詞
  • grain

    a broad word for cereal seeds such as barley, wheat, and rice

  • cereal

    a wider term for this plant group, not specifically barley itself

文法句型

uncountable noun (the grain or crop)

countable noun (an individual barley plant)

用法筆記

Barley usually works as an uncountable noun when you mean the crop or the grain in food and drink. Use 'barley plant' or 'barley plants' only when you need to count separate plants in a field.

常見錯誤

❌The soup has many barleys in it.
✅The soup has a lot of barley in it.
💡barley is usually uncountable when you mean the grain in food.
❌They grew barleys behind the barn.
✅They grew barley behind the barn.' or 'They grew barley plants behind the barn.
💡use bare 'barley' for the crop, and add 'plants' only when counting individual ones.