cropper

cropper
noun
  1. [usu. withadj. or noun modifier]a plant which yields a crop of a specified kind or in a specified way
    (特殊)作物
    the white-fleshed varieties are the heaviest croppers.
    有白色果肉的那些品种是最高产的作物。
  2. a machine or person that cuts or trims something, such as wool off a sheep or the pile of a carpet during manufacture
    修剪机;裁剪机;修剪工;裁剪工
  3. (chiefly US)a person who raises a crop, especially as a sharecropper
    (主美)庄稼人(尤指收益分成的佃农)
常用词组
come a cropper
  1. (informal)fall heavily
    (非正式)猛摔一跤
    ■suffer a defeat or disaster
    遭受失败;遇到灾难
    the club's challenge for the championship has come a cropper.
    该俱乐部夺冠的挑战失败了。
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