crop 1 W3 / krɒp $ krɑp / 名词 [可数名词]

1 a plant such as wheat, rice, or fruit that is grown by farmers and used as food → GM :

The main crops were oats and barley.

crop production

crops grown for market → cash crop

2 the amount of wheat, rice, fruit etc that is produced in a season 同义词 harvest

crop of

this season’s crop of quality pears

Fruit growers are gathering in a bumper crop (= a very large amount of something produced in a season ) .

increased crop yields

3 crop of somebody/something a group of people who arrive or things that happen at the same time

crop of somebody/something of

South Korea’s present crop of elected politicians

4 a short whip used in horse-riding

5 the part under a bird’s throat where food is stored

6 a very short hairstyle

7 crop of dark hair/blonde curls etc hair that is short, thick, and attractive :

his reddish crop of shining hair

COLLOCATIONS

动词

grow a crop Many crops are grown from seed every year.

plant a crop Farmers burn their fields in preparation for planting crops.

harvest/bring in a crop Brazil’s coffee crop begins to be harvested in May.

produce a crop The land is so poor that much of the seed will not produce a crop.

rotate the crops (= regularly change the crops grown on a piece of land ) Crops are sometimes rotated with grass.

something destroys/damages a crop When disease destroyed the crop, famine followed.

a crop fails (= does not grow or produce food properly ) The drought meant the crops failed and food was scarce.

ADJECTIVES/NOUN + crop

the wheat/cereal/rice etc crop In January farmers prepare the ground for the potato crop.

a food crop The demand for ethanol has reduced the amount of corn grown as a food crop.

a cash crop (= grown to be sold rather than used ) Cotton is grown as a cash crop in the savannah.

an arable/agricultural crop (= grown on farm land ) A lot of woodland has been cleared for arable crops.

genetically modified crops ( also GM crops ) (= ones that have had their genetic structure changed ) He argues that genetically modified crops are needed to avoid future famines.

a staple crop (= an important one that forms a big part of people’s diet ) staple crops such as rice and wheat

an export crop (= grown to be exported ) Cocoa is the country’s main export crop.

crop + NOUN

crop production The area is mostly unsuitable for crop production.

crop failure (= failure to grow or produce food ) Ethiopia’s 1989 crop failure was disastrous.

crop damage The storms caused crop damage across the country.

crop rotation (= the practice of rotating crops ) Crop rotation helps build up soil fertility.