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crop

UK //krɒp//US //krɑːp//

词源

源自古英语'cropp'(植物的顶端或果实),与古挪威语'kroppr'(身体的一团)有关,最终源自原始日耳曼语词根*kruppaz。

noun

❶ 指农民种植的农作物或谷物,通常用于收获食物或经济用途。可以是小麦、玉米、水稻等具体作物。

“The farmers are harvesting the wheat crop this week.”

(农民们这周正在收割小麦作物。)

“Rice is the main crop in this region.”

(水稻是这个地区的主要农作物。)

❶ 指一群人或事物同时出现或聚集在一起,常用于描述同一年龄段或同一时期的事物。

“This year's crop of students is very talented.”

(今年的这批学生非常有才华。)

“The new crop of movies includes several blockbusters.”

(这批新电影中有几部大片。)

同义词:harvest, yield, produce, batch, group

verb

❶ 剪短或修剪植物、头发等,使其整齐或控制生长。常用于园艺或发型设计。

“She cropped her hair short for the summer.”

(她为夏天把头发剪得很短。)

“The gardener cropped the hedges into neat shapes.”

(园丁把树篱修剪成整齐的形状。)

❶ 指动物(如牛羊)啃食草地上的植物,通常指吃草的行为。

“The cattle were cropping the fresh spring grass.”

(牛群正在啃食新鲜的春草。)

“Deer often crop the plants in my garden.”

(鹿经常啃食我花园里的植物。)

同义词:trim, cut, clip, prune, graze

常见短语

cash crop — 经济作物,指农民种植主要用于出售而非自己食用的作物,如咖啡、棉花等。

“Coffee is an important cash crop for many developing countries.”

(咖啡是许多发展中国家重要的经济作物。)

crop up — 突然出现或发生,通常指意外或计划外的事情。

“Some problems cropped up during the project.”

(项目进行过程中突然出现了一些问题。)