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Popcorn - 英语词汇详解 (2 meaning)
Meaning 1：popcorn (snack) (Popcorn)
Popcorn
/ˈpɒp.kɔːn/
n.
A snack made by heating corn kernels until they burst open and become light and fluffy.
popcorn (snack)
➕
/ˈpɒp.kɔːn/
n.
A light, fluffy snack made from heated corn kernels that burst open.
📘 Details & Usage
📖 Root Explanation
Pop (sound of bursting) + corn (maize kernels)
💡 Mnemonic
Pop! goes the corn — the sound and the snack are easy to remember together.
📖 Example
We bought a large bucket of popcorn to share during the movie.
We purchased a big tub of popcorn to enjoy together while watching the film.
🔗 Collocations
buttered popcorn – buttered popcorn
popcorn machine – popcorn machine
popcorn bucket – popcorn bucket
🔄 Synonyms
popped corn (n.) – Corn kernels that have been heated until they burst open, often used interchangeably with popcorn.
🌱 Derivatives
popcorn maker (n.) – A device used to make popcorn.
popcorn popper (n.) – A machine that pops corn kernels.
📖 Cultural Story
Popcorn became a movie theater staple during the Great Depression, when it was a cheap, popular snack sold outside, later moving indoors.
Meaning 2：make popcorn (Popcorn)
Popcorn
/ˈpɒp.kɔːn/
n.
To make popcorn by heating corn kernels until they burst open.
make popcorn
➕
/meɪk ˈpɒp.kɔːn/
n.
To heat corn kernels until they burst open and turn into popcorn.
📘 Details & Usage
📖 Example
The corn kernels started to popcorn in the hot pan, making a happy popping sound.
The kernels began to pop in the hot pan, producing a cheerful popping noise.
🔗 Collocations
popcorn kernels – popcorn kernels
popcorn machine – popcorn machine
popcorn time – popcorn time
🔄 Synonyms
🚫 Antonyms
shrink (v.) – To become smaller, opposite of expanding when heated.
🌱 Derivatives
popcorning (gerund) – The process of making popcorn.
popcorned (v. past) – Having been turned into popcorn.
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