1 any type of grain that can be eaten or made into flour, or the grass that the grain comes from 谷类食品: Wheat, barley and rye are cereals. 小麦、大麦、黑麦都是谷物。

2 a food that is made from grain, often eaten for breakfast with milk 谷物；麦片: a bowl of cereal 一碗麦片 ☞picture on page C4 见C4页插图