- [countable]
one of various types of grass that produce grains that can be eaten or are used to make flour or bread. wheat, barley and rye are all cereals. 谷类植物 
cereal crops 谷类作物
Oxford Collocations Dictionarycereal + noun- crop
- foods
- grain
- …
- [uncountable]
the grain produced by cereal crops 谷物 Oxford Collocations Dictionarycereal + noun- crop
- foods
- grain
- …
- [countable, uncountable]
food made from the grain of cereals, often eaten for breakfast with milk （常加牛奶作早餐用的）谷类食物 breakfast cereals 谷类早餐食物 a bowl of cereal 一碗麦片粥
Homophones cereal | serialcereal serial- cereal noun
A nutritious breakfast cereal can contribute to a healthy lifestyle. 营养丰富的早餐麦片有助于健康的生活方式。
- serial noun
All the female characters in this serial are very strong. 这部连续剧里的女性角色都很强势。
- serial adjective
The novel was first published in serial form. 这部小说最先是以连载的形式发表的。
Extra ExamplesTopics Foodb2I have cereal for breakfast. 我早饭吃麦片粥。 a wholewheat cereal fortified with B group vitamins 添加了维生素B 族的全麦食物 fortified breakfast cereals 强化谷类早餐
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- breakfast
- bran
- high-fibre/high-fiber
- …
- bowl
- box
- packet
- …
- eat
- have
- bowl
- box
- packet
- …
Word Originearly 19th cent. (as an adjective): from Latin cerealis, from Ceres, the goddess of agriculture in Roman mythology.