sugarcane

sugarcane — noun

1. a tall plant with thick, solid stems that grows in warm parts of the world and i

1.名詞B2
釋義

a tall plant with thick, solid stems that grows in warm parts of the world and is used for producing sugar

例句

Vikram watched the workers load freshly cut sugarcane onto a large truck.

collocation: cut / load sugarcane

The thick stems of sugarcane are crushed to release the sweet juice inside.

passive: sugarcane stems are crushed for juice

同義詞
  • sugar cane

    Older spelling variant with a space; still seen but less common than the single-word form 'sugarcane' in modern writing.

用法筆記

Sugarcane is an uncountable noun when referring to the plant as a crop or material. The stalks can be chewed raw for their sweet juice, but most sugarcane is processed in mills to extract sugar crystals.

常見錯誤

❌This tea is sweetened with sugarcane.
✅This tea is sweetened with cane sugar.
💡Sugarcane is the living plant; cane sugar is the refined sweetener made from it.
❌I bought two sugarcanes at the market.
✅I bought two stalks of sugarcane at the market.
💡Sugarcane is uncountable when referring to the plant material.