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be a crofter
crofter 指英国小农场的使用者或所有者，是可数名词。
My neighbor is a crofter.
我的邻居是小农场的佃农。
小农场主；小佃农
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小农场主；小佃农
a person who owns or rents a small farm in Great Britain
My neighbor is a crofter.
我的邻居是小农场的佃农。
拥有小块农田使用权的人,通常也是居住者和使用者。
One who has the tenure of a croft, usually also the occupant and user.
The crofter rented a small plot of land from the local lord.
那个小佃农从当地领主那里租了一小块地。
Many crofters in the Scottish Highlands keep sheep and grow vegetables.
苏格兰高地的许多小农场主饲养绵羊并种植蔬菜。
As a crofter, she works hard on her small farm every day.
作为一个小农场主，她每天都在自己的小农场里辛勤劳作。
crofter 指英国小农场的使用者或所有者，是可数名词。
My neighbor is a crofter.
我的邻居是小农场的佃农。
work as 后可接表示职业的名词；名词前要用 a/an。
He works as a crofter.
他以佃农为业。
who 引导的关系从句修饰人，放在 crofter 之后。
The crofter who rents the farm is very kind.
租这个农场的佃农非常友善。
Not this
He is crofter.
Use this
He is a crofter.
crofter是可数名词，单数形式作表语时前面需要加冠词a/an；汉语没有冠词概念，容易漏掉。
Not this
Many crofter live in the Scottish Highlands.
Use this
Many crofters live in the Scottish Highlands.
crofter是可数名词，many后面要接复数形式，所以要在词尾加-s。
Not this
She works as a crofter in a small farm.
Use this
She works as a crofter on a small farm.
表示“在农场”时英语使用介词on，而汉语“在……里”容易导致误用in；正确搭配是on a farm。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
小农舍
The old crofter's cottage has been renovated.
那座旧小农舍已经修缮过。
小农户的权利
Legislation protects crofters' rights to their land.
法律保护小农户对其土地的权利。
小农场租地
The crofter's holding includes a few acres of rough grazing.
那个小佃农的租地包括几英亩粗放牧地。
小农户社区
The crofters' community shares a common grazing.
小农户社区共享一片公共牧场。
小农场主的羊群
A crofter's flock may number only a dozen sheep.
小农场主的羊群可能只有十二只羊。
Use crofter naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 crofter 拆成 croft（小农场）+ er（人），想象苏格兰高地上小块地里耕种的小佃农。
语域：neutral 常见场景：British agriculture、land tenure 该词为标准中性名词，多用于书面或正式语境，比较常见于谈论英国小农庄制度时；日常口语中用得较少。
本词英国音 /ˈkrɒftə/ 与 softer /ˈsɒftə/ 押韵；after、rafter、drafter、crafter 中的 a 读 /ɑː/（美音常读 /æ/），拼写相近但发音不同，不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.