a plant grown for its grain that is used for making food, beer and whisky; the grains of this plant (皮)大麦;大麦粒 Feed barley prices are set to rise. 饲料用大麦的价格要上涨。 Malt whisky is made from malted barley. 麦芽威士忌是用大麦酿制的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- malted
- malting
- roasted
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- ear
- field
- grow
- sow
- cut
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- grow
- ripen
- harvest
- field
- grain
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Word OriginOld English bærlic (adjective), from bære, bere ‘barley’ + -lic (see -ly).