cropper

KK [ˋkrɑpɚ] /ˈkɹɑpɚ/

名詞

  1. 1

    佃農、分租農美式

    His grandparents were croppers who farmed someone else's land for a share.

    他的祖父母是佃農,耕種別人的土地並分取收成。

  2. 2

    種植者、栽種者

    Local croppers are switching to crops that need less water.

    當地的種植者正轉種比較不需要水的作物。

片語

  1. 1

    慘敗、出大糗、摔一大跤口語,主要用於 come a cropper

    The company came a cropper trying to expand too quickly overseas.

    這家公司急著向海外擴張,結果慘敗收場。