cropped
cropped — verb
1. to use scissors, clippers, or another blade to reduce the length of hair, fur, o
to use scissors, clippers, or another blade to reduce the length of hair, fur, or something similar so that what remains is noticeably shorter than before.
Theo cropped his beard before the wedding ceremony on Saturday morning.
crop + body-hair object
The barber cropped Yuki's long hair into a neat bob.
crop + [hair] into [style]
Olufemi cropped the dog's matted fur with electric clippers.
The gardener cropped the hedge so the flowers behind it could be seen.
- grow out
to let hair or fur become longer over time
文法句型
crop + noun
用法筆記
Frequently used with hair, beards, fur, plants, or other things that have length. Object is usually something already attached, not loose material.
常見錯誤
2. when farm animals like sheep, cows, or horses bite off the leafy tops of grass o
when farm animals like sheep, cows, or horses bite off the leafy tops of grass or low plants and chew them as food.
Aanya watched the sheep crop the grass on the hillside near her village.
subject: grazing animal
The horses cropped the wildflowers along the riverbank all afternoon.
Goats had cropped the meadow so closely that the soil was visible.
Linnea watched her cows crop the new green shoots after the rain.
文法句型
[animal] + crop + [plant]
用法筆記
Subject is always a grazing animal; object is grass or other low-growing plants. Distinguish from sense 1 (people cutting): only animals 'crop' in this sense.
3. to use a photo app or editing program to cut away the outer parts of a photo or
to use a photo app or editing program to cut away the outer parts of a photo or image so that only the main subject is visible.
Hiroshi cropped the holiday photo to focus on his daughter's face.
crop + photo + to focus on [subject]
Adaeze cropped the screenshot before sending it to her project team.
I cropped the wedding picture so only Camila and her grandmother appear.
The designer cropped the product image to fit the square website banner.
文法句型
crop + photo/image
用法筆記
Object is always a visual image (photo, screenshot, video frame). Often followed by 'to' + reason (to focus on, to fit, to remove).
常見錯誤
4. when a plant or tree produces fruit, flowers, or seeds during its growing season
when a plant or tree produces fruit, flowers, or seeds during its growing season, especially in a measurable quantity.
The apple trees in Tomás's orchard cropped heavily after the wet spring.
crop + heavily/well/poorly
Esra's tomato plants cropped well even though the summer was unusually cool.
crop + well
The pear trees cropped poorly this year because of the late frost in April.
Young vines rarely crop in their first two years after planting.
文法句型
[plant] + crop + [adverb]
用法筆記
Subject is always a fruit-bearing plant or tree. Almost always paired with an adverb (heavily, well, poorly) indicating yield amount.
5. to plant and grow food plants such as wheat, corn, or vegetables on a piece of f
to plant and grow food plants such as wheat, corn, or vegetables on a piece of farmland, usually as part of a farming business.
Yusra's family has cropped these fields with wheat for four generations.
crop + [land] + with + [plant]
Mei plans to crop the southern paddock with sweet corn next spring.
The hillside is too steep to crop with anything but olive trees.
Farmers in the valley have cropped this rich soil for over a century.
- leave fallow
to deliberately not plant on land for a season to let it recover
文法句型
crop + [land area]
用法筆記
Object is the piece of land, not the plant. To name the plant grown, add 'with + [plant name]'. Distinguish from sense 4 where the plant itself is subject; here the farmer is subject.
cropped — noun
1. a food plant such as wheat, rice, or apples grown on a large scale by farmers —
a food plant such as wheat, rice, or apples grown on a large scale by farmers — or the total amount of that plant collected in one season.
The rice crop in Lin's home village was destroyed by the heavy floods.
[plant] + crop
Farmers across Kenya rely on maize as their main food crop each year.
main/staple + crop
This year's grape crop was the smallest in twenty years because of the drought.
Diego earns most of his income from the coffee crop on his small farm.
Heavy snow in April ruined the cherry crop in the orchards near Kyoto.
文法句型
a crop of [plant]
the [year] crop
用法筆記
Countable; refers either to the kind of plant (rice crop) or to one season's total (this year's crop). Often preceded by a specific plant name or by 'main/staple/cash'.
2. a set of similar people, products, or events that all appear or become known wit
a set of similar people, products, or events that all appear or become known within roughly the same stretch of time.
This year's crop of first-year students is the largest the university has ever seen.
[period]'s crop of + [people]
Sven was impressed by the new crop of cooking shows on the streaming platform.
new + crop
The festival featured a strong crop of debut novels from young African writers.
A fresh crop of complaints arrived after the company changed its return policy.
- batch
more neutral; emphasises items produced together as one set
- wave
stresses arrival in succession over a short time
- generation
for groups of people defined by a common period or experience
文法句型
a crop of + [plural noun]
用法筆記
Always 'a crop of' + plural noun. Used about people, products, news items, or events appearing in the same time window. Distinguish from sense 1: here no actual farming is involved.
常見錯誤
3. a way of cutting someone's hair so that it sits very close to the head, similar
a way of cutting someone's hair so that it sits very close to the head, similar in length all over.
Kofi got a short crop before joining the army training programme.
short + crop
Mei's new crop suited her face better than her long ponytail had.
The actor's silver crop has become a signature look at film festivals.
A neat crop is much easier to look after than long, layered hair.
文法句型
a [adjective] crop
用法筆記
Refers to the resulting hairstyle, not the act of cutting (use verb sense 1 for that). Often preceded by a describing word such as 'short', 'neat', or 'cropped'.
4. a small bag-shaped pouch inside the neck of many bird species, used to hold and
a small bag-shaped pouch inside the neck of many bird species, used to hold and soften swallowed food before digestion begins.
Pigeons store seeds in their crop before flying back to feed their chicks.
in [bird]'s crop
Anushka noticed the chicken's crop was unusually swollen after a long morning of feeding.
The vet examined the parrot's crop to find out why it was refusing food.
Doves produce a special milky liquid in their crop to feed their young.
- craw
older everyday word for the same bird body part
文法句型
a bird's crop
用法筆記
Technical bird-anatomy term; almost always used in a possessive form ('the chicken's crop'). Appears in biology lessons and veterinary contexts more than everyday speech.
5. a thin, short stick with a small leather loop at the end, used by horse riders t
a thin, short stick with a small leather loop at the end, used by horse riders to tap the horse and guide its speed or direction.
Esra gripped her riding crop loosely as she guided the pony around the show ring.
riding + crop
The trainer placed the crop across her lap when teaching the children.
Riders in the dressage event are not allowed to use a crop during competition.
Linnea tapped the horse's flank lightly with her crop to ask for a gentle trot.
- whip
broader term; a whip is usually longer and more flexible than a crop
文法句型
a riding crop
用法筆記
Often called a 'riding crop' in full. The leather loop at the end is what touches the horse — riders should tap, not strike. Found in horse-riding, racing, and equestrian contexts.