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a cropper
He is a cropper in the village.
他是村里的一个种植者。
摔倒；栽跟头；惨败
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摔倒；栽跟头；惨败
A fall, a tumble; a decided failure.
He is a cropper in the village.
他是村里的一个种植者。
跌落,摔倒；彻底的失败。
A fall, a tumble; a decided failure.
一种嗉囊很大的家鸽品种。
A breed of domestic pigeon with large crop.
培育并收获作物的人。
A person who nurtures and gathers a crop.
一种裁剪机,如用于剪切螺栓、铁条,或整理布面。
A machine for cropping, as for shearing off bolts or rod iron, or for facing cloth.
The cropper worked from dawn to dusk in the fields.
那位种植者从早到晚在田里劳作。
Many croppers in the region struggled to make a living due to poor harvests.
该地区的许多种植者因收成不好而难以维持生计。
The tenant farmer was a cropper who shared his harvest with the landowner.
那位佃农是一位与地主分享收成的种植者。
He is a cropper in the village.
他是村里的一个种植者。
The cropper works hard every day.
那个种植者每天辛苦工作。
The croppers have gathered for the harvest.
种植者们聚集起来准备收割。
Not this
The cropper work hard.
Use this
The croppers work hard.
名词 'cropper' 是可数名词，表示多个种植者时需用复数形式 'croppers'，主谓一致要求复数动词 'work'。中文中不区分单复数，容易忽略加 -s。
Not this
He is a crop.
Use this
He is a cropper.
'crop' 指农作物或收获量，而 'cropper' 指种植者或佃农，两者意义不同。中文 '作物' 和 '种植者' 容易混淆。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
栽跟头；惨败
He came a cropper in the final exam.
他在期末考试中惨败。
在……上栽跟头；在……上失败
She came a cropper on her first attempt at the driving test.
她第一次考驾照就栽了跟头。
高产植物；丰产品种
These tomatoes are heavy croppers in warm climates.
这些番茄在温暖气候下是高产品种。
高产的植物品种
The new apple variety is a prolific cropper.
这种新的苹果品种产量很高。
栽跟头；惨败
The company came a cropper when it invested in that risky project.
那家公司投资那个高风险项目时栽了跟头。
Use cropper naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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联想：收割（crop）时手忙脚乱摔了大跟头——cropper 就有了“摔倒、惨败”的意思。
语域：informal 常见场景：日常口语、骑马或运动场景、谈论失败或挫折 cropper 作为名词本身较生僻，日常更常出现在口语短语 come a cropper（栽跟头、惨败、摔倒）中，因此多用于非正式场合。其他义项（如嗉囊鸽、种植者、裁剪机）属于专门领域，正式或书面语中才会用到。
可数名词，表示种植者或农作物。
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