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Cropper Meaning in English

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释义

Originally, 'cropper' means a person or machine that harvests crops. In informal, mainly British English, it also means someone who has failed badly or suffered a sudden fall.

用法与细微差别

Rare in everyday speech except in the idiom 'come a cropper' (to fail or fall badly). Outside agriculture, mostly informal/British. As a noun (person or machine that harvests), it's uncommon in modern English. Do not use for 'crop' or 'harvest' directly.

例句

The cropper collected wheat from the field.

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He really came a cropper during the project presentation.

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The accident turned him into a real cropper.

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Don’t worry about making a cropper of yourself—everyone gets nervous sometimes.

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She took a real cropper on her bike but got up laughing.

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A new cropper arrived at the farm yesterday.

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