Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #2655
crop (verb)
农作物；庄稼
a plant grown in large amounts for food or commercial use
- 1.
the yield from plants in a single growing season
单季作物收成
- 2.
a cultivated plant that is grown commercially on a large scale
大规模商业种植的农作物
- 3.
a collection of people or things appearing together
同时出现的一批人或事物
收成；产量；一批；一群；单季作物收成；大规模商业种植的农作物；同时出现的一批人或事物
In use
These fields produce enough crops to feed the whole town.
Rice is the main crop in this region.
Farmers spray the crop to protect it from insects.
the annual crop of students brings a new crop of ideas
a crop of sth
表示“一批（同时出现的人或物）”，常用于描述新出现的人群。
A crop of new students arrived this fall.
今年秋天来了一批新生。
grow a crop
强调种植某种农作物。
Farmers grow a crop of wheat every year.
农民每年种植一季小麦。
harvest a crop
指收割或收获农作物。
Connections
Collocations
- cash crop
- 经济作物
- Farmers in this region mainly grow coffee as a cash crop.这个地区的农民主要种植咖啡作为经济作物。
- food crop
- 粮食作物
- Rice is a staple food crop in many Asian countries.大米是许多亚洲国家的主要粮食作物。
- crop rotation
- 作物轮作
- Crop rotation helps maintain soil fertility.作物轮作有助于保持土壤肥力。
- crop yield
- 作物产量
- The drought significantly reduced this year's crop yield.干旱严重降低了今年的作物产量。
- crop production
- 作物生产
- Advances in technology have boosted crop production globally.技术进步推动了全球作物生产。
- crop failure
Learner notes
Memory Tip
鸟的嗉囊叫crop，存食物；农田收成也叫crop，是收获。
Context & Register
作为名词，crop 多用于农业语境，指‘农作物’或‘收成’，在正式和非正式场合均可使用，但日常对话中不如特定作物名称常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'crop' /kɹɒp/, sharing the same stressed vowel /ɒ/ and following /p/. Note that spelling lookalikes like 'cope' (/kəʊp/) have a different vowel sound and do not rhyme.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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