crop
名詞
定義 crop 名詞
plant
- B1Countable
A plant, such as a grain, fruit, or vegetable, grown in large amounts; the total amount collected.
The country's primary export crops are coffee and rice.
This year’s apple crop is exceptionally abundant.
They grow a variety of crops, including corn, soybeans, and wheat.
group
- CountableUsually singularinformal
A group of people or things that share a common characteristic and exist at a particular time.
This year's crop of graduates is among the most talented we've seen.
A new crop of young artists is emerging.
There's a promising crop of candidates this year.
hairstyle
- Countable
A short hairstyle.
She styled her hair into a neat, short crop.
He always wears his hair in a very short crop.
She decided to get a crop and it looks refreshing.
throat
- Countable
A part of the throat in many birds where food is stored before going into the stomach.
stick
- Countable
A short stick used to control a horse by hitting it.
動詞
定義 crop 動詞
cut
- Transitive
To make something shorter or smaller, especially by cutting.
She cropped the skirt a bit shorter.
He cropped the bushes in the garden to keep them tidy.
I cropped the image to save space.
- Transitive
When animals such as sheep or horses crop grass or other plants, they eat the top parts.
- Transitive
To remove some or all of the edges from a picture, leaving only the most important part.
The photo needs to be cropped to better highlight the subject.
She cropped the photo to remove the background.
I had to crop the image to make it fit the layout.
plant
- IntransitiveVerb + adv/prep
If a plant crops, it produces fruit, flowers, etc.
The tomatoes have cropped well this year.
This apple tree crops abundantly every year.
Grapes crop well in warm climates.
- TransitiveUsually passive
To grow crops on land.
The land in this region is primarily cropped with corn.
This field is cropped with a variety of vegetables.
Many farmers rotate the crops that are cropped on their land.
片語動詞 crop
- crop up
to occur or become noticeable without warning
• Many unexpected problems cropped up in our plans.