reaper
reaper — 名詞
- reapersingular
- reapersplural
1. a person who cuts down ripe cereal crops such as wheat or barley, or a machine t
收割者
收割作物的人或機器
a person who cuts down ripe cereal crops such as wheat or barley, or a machine that performs this farm work
Beatriz hired a team of reapers to bring in the barley before the storm arrived.
Beatriz 僱了一組收割者，趕在暴風雨來臨前將大麥收進來。
hire + reapers for harvesting a specific crop
The experienced reaper Emre used a traditional scythe while his neighbours ran modern tractors.
老練的收割者 Emre 使用傳統長柄鐮刀，而他的鄰居已經開著現代曳引機。
traditional reaper + scythe for manual harvesting
Brandon drove the new reaper across the cornfield as the sun began to set.
Brandon 開著新的收割機穿過玉米田，此時夕陽正要西下。
Adaeze watched the reaper cut through the ripe wheat, leaving neat rows behind.
Adaeze 看著收割機切過成熟的麥子，在後方留下一排整整齊齊的麥稈。
In rural areas, farmers still hire seasonal reapers during the harvest season.
在鄉下地方，農民在收成季節仍然會僱用季節性的收割工人。
用法筆記
A reaper can refer to either a person doing manual farm work (historically with a scythe or sickle) or a mechanical harvester. The phrase 'the Grim Reaper' (always capitalised) is a fixed cultural expression for death personified and is not related to literal farming.