Phrase
all crops
phrase
五谷;各种庄稼
all kinds of grain or cereal crops
五谷
In use
The market sells all crops, including corn, beans, and potatoes.
Good soil and rain help all crops grow well this year.
They store all crops in the barn before winter comes.
all crops + verb (e.g., grow well)
All crops grow well in this climate.
所有作物在这种气候下都生长良好。
verb + all crops (e.g., harvest)
Farmers harvest all crops in autumn.
农民在秋天收获所有作物。
all crops are/were + past participle
All crops were watered yesterday.
昨天所有作物都浇了水。
Common mistakes
All crop is important for food security.All crops are important for food security.
英语中 crop 是可数名词,复数 crops 表示多种作物;all 后接可数名词复数且谓语动词用复数。中文“五谷”为集合概念,易误用单数。
The all crops have been harvested.All crops have been harvested.
all crops 本身已包含泛指意义,不需要冠词 the。中国学习者受中文“所有的作物”影响,常多余添加定冠词。
Connections
Confusing words
- grains
- 谷物 · 五谷特指中国传统中的五种主要谷物,而grains泛指所有谷类作物,不限于五种。
Word family
- crop
- 庄稼;作物 · n.
- cropland
- 农田;耕地 · n.
- crop rotation
- 轮作 · n.
- grain crop
- 谷类作物 · n.
- cash crop
- 经济作物 · n.
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