[usu. with adj. or noun modifier]a plant which yields a crop of a specified kind or in a specified way
(特定种类的或以特定方式出产的)作物
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the white-fleshed varieties are the heaviest croppers .那些白色果肉的品种是最高产的作物。
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。
〈主 美〉 庄稼人(尤指收益分成的佃农)。
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come a cropper 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 . 该俱乐部在向冠军挑战的比赛中惨遭失败