cropper
US /ˈkrɑː.pɚ/
UK /ˈkrɒp.ər/
名詞
1.
佃農, 農夫
a person who cultivates a small farm or garden, especially one who pays rent with a share of the crop
範例:
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The poor cropper struggled to make ends meet after a bad harvest.
收成不好後，貧窮的佃農努力維持生計。
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Many croppers in the region relied on rain for their crops.
該地區許多佃農的莊稼都依賴雨水。
2.
摔倒, 失敗
a fall, especially from a horse or bicycle
範例:
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He took a nasty cropper when his bike hit a pothole.
他的自行車撞到坑窪時，他摔了個大跟頭。
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The jockey took a cropper at the last fence.
騎師在最後一個障礙處摔了個跟頭。
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