crop
noun uk/krɒp/ us/krɑːp/
(PLANT)
B1 [ C ]庄稼，作物；收成，收获量
(the total amount collected of) a plant such as a grain, fruit, or vegetable grown in large amounts
The main crops grown for export are coffee and rice. 主要的出口作物是咖啡和大米。
a bumper (= very good) potato crop 土豆大丰收
- More examples
- After three crop failures in a row, the people face starvation.
- He gave a lecture on crop and animal husbandry.
- This year's harvest was one of the most successful since the record crop of 1985.
- Wheat is a staple crop for millions of people across the world.
- Farmers have reported a bumper crop this year.
(GROUP)
[ C usually singular ] informal（同时涌现的）一批，一帮（人或事物）
a group of people or things with something in common, that exist at a particular time
The judges will select the best from this year's crop of first novels. 评委们将从今年的一批处女作小说中选出最出色的一部。
(HAIRSTYLE)
[ C ]平头发型
a short hairstyle
Her hair was cut in a short crop. 她留着很短的平头。
(THROAT)
[ C ]（鸟的）嗉囊
a part of the throat in many birds where food is stored before going into the stomach
(STICK)
[ C ]短马鞭
a short stick used to control a horse by hitting it
crop
verb uk/krɒp/ us/krɑːp/ -pp-
(CUT)
[ T ]修剪；剪短
to make something shorter or smaller, especially by cutting
He had his hair cropped when he went into the army. 他参军时把头发剪短了。
[ T ]（羊、马等）啃食（草或其他植物）的顶部
When animals such as sheep or horses crop grass or other plants, they eat the top parts.
[ T ]剪裁（照片）
to remove some or all of the edges from a picture, leaving only the most important part
He cropped the photo so that only the face remained. 他把照片剪到只剩下脸。
(PLANT)
[ I usually + adv/prep ]（植物）结果，开花，收成，收获
If a plant crops, it produces fruit, flowers, etc.
The carrots have cropped (= grown) well this year. 今年的胡萝卜收成很好。
[ T usually passive ]种植（庄稼）
to grow crops on land
The land is intensively cropped. 这片地庄稼种得很密。
Phrasal verb
crop up 意外发生；冒出；突然出现
to happen or appear unexpectedly
Her name keeps cropping up in conversation. 谈话中不断提到她的名字。