| 单词 | crop |
| 释义 | crop n. & v. --n 1. a the produce of cultivated plants, esp. cereals. b the season's total yield of this (a good crop). 2. a group or an amount produced or appearing at one time (this year's crop of students). 3. (in full hunting crop) the stock or handle of a whip. 4. a a style of hair cut very short. b the cropping of hair. 5. Zool. a the pouch in a bird's gullet where food is prepared for digestion. b a similar organ in other animals. 6. the entire tanned hide of an animal. 7. a piece cut off or out of something. --v (cropped, cropping) 1. tr. a cut off. b (of animals) bite off (the tops of plants). 2. tr. cut (hair, cloth, edges of a book, etc.) short. 3. tr. gather or reap (produce). 4. tr. (foll. by with) sow or plant (land) with a crop. 5. intr. (of land) bear a crop. Phrases and idioms crop-dusting the sprinkling of powdered insecticide or fertilizer on crops, esp. from the air. crop-eared having the ears (esp. of animals) or hair cut short. crop-full having a full crop or stomach. crop out Geol. appear at the surface. crop-over a W. Indian celebration marking the end of the sugar-cane harvest. crop up 1. (of a subject, circumstance, etc.) appear or come to one's notice unexpectedly. 2. Geol. appear at the surface. Etymology: OE crop(p) |
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