| 词汇 | cropper |
| 释义 | cropper noun informaluk /ˈkrɒp.ər/ us /ˈkrɑː.pɚ/ come a cropper to fail badly, or to fall from a horse or have a bad accident in a vehicle: 惨遭失败；（从马上）摔下；发生严重车祸 If outside buyers or suppliers lose faith, a company can come a cropper very quickly.如果一家公司的外部买家或供应商失去了信心，这家公司就会很快崩溃。 She came an almighty cropper when her back wheels hit an icy patch.她的后车轮轧上了一块结冰的路面，出了严重的车祸。 to not work or happen as intended failWe tried our best, but ultimately the project failed. fall apartThings were going smoothly until we hired him, and now everything is falling apart. fall to piecesThe plan has potential, but unless we proceed carefully, it could fall to pieces. fall throughOur plans to visit fell through at the last minute. crackThe Liberal Party is cracking under the pressure of these allegations. Failing and doing badly abjectly at-risk backbencher balls (something) up be on your beam endsidiom blow (someone/something) up bomb egg flog flog a dead horseidiom flop flub flunk out founder mess running on emptyidiom sclerotic screw screw (something) up the rot sets inidiom You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Falling and dropping On the road: accidents involving vehicles Examples of croppercropper Fixing prices for bread or imposing differential duties on wheat and flour imports according to the current local political situation sought protection for croppers, albeit not very efficiently. In the end we shall come a cropper by doing it this way. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is no good saying that things will not come a cropper. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is evidence that in information technology and telematique technology they may already be coming a cropper. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think he rather came a cropper there, but the fact remains that the unit controllers were drawn from the industry. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Let me add that when it is strictly applied one always comes a cropper. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If one fights an election without believing in what one is saying, one will come a cropper and have to change policies overnight. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is precisely where it came a cropper last time—the discrepancy between the party's spending ambitions and the amount of money likely to be available. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Those who seek to forecast interest rates often come a cropper. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A few minutes ago they almost came a cropper on a very minor amendment about security charges. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If we are 2,000,000 bales uncovered bulls we may come a very nasty cropper. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Any inconvenience to legitimate croppers of deer would—speaking as one of them—be entirely acceptable for the protection of their interests. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no worse share cropper. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are enormous croppers and good keepers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He will come a cropper. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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