crop
noun
verb
krɒp noun
1 a plant such as wheat, rice, or fruit that is grown by farmers and used as food 庄稼; 作物;
The main crops were oats and barley.
主要作物是燕麦和大麦。
crop production
作物生产
crops grown for market
为供应市场而种植的作物
2 the amount of wheat, rice, fruit etc that is produced in a season 一季的收成,收获;
[+ of ]
this season’s crop of quality pears
这一季收获的优质梨
Fruit growers are gathering in a bumper crop (=a very large amount of something produced in season) .
果农正在采摘丰收的果实。
increased crop yields
增加了的作物产量
3
crop of sb/sth
a group of people that arrive or things that happen at the same time 一群〔同时到达的人〕; 一批〔同时发生的事〕
[+ of ]
South Korea’s present crop of elected politicians
韩国目前选出的一批政治家
4 a short whip used in horse riding 短马鞭
5 the part under a bird’s throat where food is stored 〔鸟的〕嗉囊
6 a very short hairstyle 平头发型
7
crop of dark hair/blonde curls etc
hair that is short, thick, and attractive 一头漂亮的粗短黑发/金色鬈发等
his reddish crop of shining hair
他那头略带红色的闪亮的短发
verb
8 to cut someone’s hair short 剪短〔头发〕 T
Stella’s had her hair closely cropped .
斯特拉把头发剪得很短。
9 to cut a part off a photograph or picture so that it is a particular size or shape 裁切〔照片或图画〕 T
10 if an animal crops grass or other plants, it makes them short by eating them 〔牲畜〕啃吃〔草〕 T
11 if a plant crops, it produces fruit, grain etc [英] 〔植物〕结果; 结穗; 有收成 I | BrE
My strawberries crop in June or July.
我的草莓在六七月份成熟。
12 if a problem crops up, it happens or appears suddenly and in an unexpected way 〔问题〕突然冒出来;
13 if something such as a name or a subject crops up, it appears in something you read or hear 〔姓名或话题〕突然被提到;
Your name kept cropping up in conversation.
你的名字在谈话中不断被提到。