英语词汇“crop”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

noun | verb

cropcrop1 /krɑp/ ●●○ noun [countable]

ETYMOLOGYcrop¹

Origin: Old English cropp bird’s crop, top part of a plant

COLLOCATIONS► bumper crops

The cotton fields yielded bumper crops (=large amounts).

► current crop

the current crop of young authors

1science, biology a plant such as corn, wheat, rice, etc. that is grown by a farmer and used as food: The main crops are wheat and barley. Most of the land is used for growing crops.2the amount of corn, wheat, rice, etc. that is produced in a single season: the apple crop The cotton fields yielded bumper crops (=large amounts).crop of this summer’s crop of vegetables3a crop of somebody/something a group of people or things who are similar or do similar things: the current crop of young authors a new crop of luxury cars4a short whip used in horse riding5a very short hairstyle6a crop of hair/curls etc. hair that is short, thick, and attractive7science, biology the part under a bird’s throat where food is stored before it goes into its stomach or is given to its babies8science, biology a part of the digestive system of earthworms and some insects where the food they have eaten is stored before being changed into a form that their bodies can use [Origin: Old English cropp bird’s crop, top part of a plant]

noun | verb

cropcrop2 ●●○ verb (cropped, cropping) [transitive]

VERB TABLE

crop

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	crop
	he, she, it	crops
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	cropped
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have cropped
	he, she, it	has cropped
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had cropped
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will crop
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have cropped

Continuous Form
Present	I	am cropping
	he, she, it	is cropping
	you, we, they	are cropping
Past	I, he, she, it	was cropping
	you, we, they	were cropping
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been cropping
	he, she, it	has been cropping
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been cropping
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be cropping
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been cropping

COLLOCATIONS► closely cropped

a boy with closely cropped hair

1to cut someone’s hair short: a boy with closely cropped hair2to cut a part off a photograph or picture so that it is a particular size or shape3if an animal crops grass or other plants, it makes them shorter by eating the top partcrop up phrasal verb1if something, especially a problem, crops up, it happens or appears suddenly and in an unexpected way SYN arise: Cases of the disease have cropped up in both the U.S. and Europe.2if something such as a name or a subject crops up, it appears in something you read or hear SYN come up: Your name kept cropping up in conversation.