英语词汇“cropper”的读音、翻译、释义、用法及例句-青年旅行网

idiomcroppercome a cropper BrEBrE1 to fail in something or be defeated in a sport, especially unexpectedly and completely:If you don't do your research, you're likely to come a cropper - for example your ads might use a symbol that local people think is unlucky. Last year's champions came a cropper against the Spartans on Saturday, losing 5-2.2 to fall over, or to fall off a horse or a bicycle:The race was abandoned after five riders came a cropper because of the poor condition of the track.On her first day on the ski slopes, Linda came a nasty cropper and twisted her ankle.

come a cropper

1. slang To fall down. Primarily heard in UK. These shoes are too big and caused me to come a cropper as I was walking down the street.

2. slang To fail completely. Primarily heard in UK. Once heralded as a future star of the tech world, Shane came a cropper when his product proved to be a dud.

come a cropper

Fig. to have a misfortune; to fail. (Meaning 'fall off one's horse.') Bob invested all his money in the stock market just before it fell. Boy, did he come a cropper. Jane was out all night before she took her final. She really came a cropper.

come a cropper

BRITISH, INFORMAL

COMMON

1. If someone comes a cropper, they suffer a sudden and embarrassing failure. Ferguson came a cropper when the economy collapsed. Scott must concentrate on learning his new trade. He will come a cropper if he thinks he knows it all before he starts. Banks dabbling in industry can easily come a cropper.

2. If you come a cropper, you accidentally fall and hurt yourself. She came a cropper on the last fence. I came a cropper on a patch of ice just outside my house. Note: `Cropper' may come from the expression `to fall neck and crop', meaning to fall heavily. A bird's `crop' is a pouch in its throat where it keeps food before digesting it.

come a cropper

1 fall heavily. 2 suffer a defeat or disaster. informal

Sense 1 appears to have originated in mid 19th-century hunting jargon, and possibly came from the phrase neck and crop meaning ‘bodily’ or ‘completely’.

2 1980 Shirley Hazzard The Transit of Venus He had seen how people came a cropper by giving way to impulse.

come a ˈcropper

(British English, informal)
1 fall (to the ground): Pete came a cropper on his motorbike and ended up in hospital.
2 fail badly, usually when you are expected to do well: She’s so confident she’ll pass her exams without doing any work, but I’ve got a feeling she’s going to come a real cropper.

come a cropper

To fail utterly.

come a-cropper

To fail badly. “Cropper” comes from a horse's croup or crupper, the part of the animal's back behind the saddle. Someone who parted company from his horse (an involuntary dismount, so to speak) was said to fall “neck and crop.” That became “come a-cropper,” first appearing in the foxhunting author Robert S. Surtees' 1858 novel Ask Mamma: [He] “rode at an impracticable fence, and got a cropper for his pains.” The phrase was picked up and applied to any misadventure, equestrian or otherwise.

词汇	cropper
释义	cropper noun 1 a man who seeks to have sex with a transsexual. Named after Coronation Street character Roy Cropper whose 1999 soap opera story-line had him involved with a transsexual UK, 2003. 2 a fail; a setback AUSTRALIA, 1921.► come a cropperto take a heavy fall; to go wrong. This is the most familiar phrase based-on 'cropper' (a fall, 1858); others are 'get a cropper' and 'fall a cropper' UK, 1874 idiomcroppercome a cropper BrEBrE1 to fail in something or be defeated in a sport, especially unexpectedly and completely:If you don't do your research, you're likely to come a cropper - for example your ads might use a symbol that local people think is unlucky. Last year's champions came a cropper against the Spartans on Saturday, losing 5-2.2 to fall over, or to fall off a horse or a bicycle:The race was abandoned after five riders came a cropper because of the poor condition of the track.On her first day on the ski slopes, Linda came a nasty cropper and twisted her ankle. come a cropper 1. slang To fall down. Primarily heard in UK. These shoes are too big and caused me to come a cropper as I was walking down the street. 2. slang To fail completely. Primarily heard in UK. Once heralded as a future star of the tech world, Shane came a cropper when his product proved to be a dud. come a cropper Fig. to have a misfortune; to fail. (Meaning 'fall off one's horse.') Bob invested all his money in the stock market just before it fell. Boy, did he come a cropper. Jane was out all night before she took her final. She really came a cropper. come a cropper BRITISH, INFORMAL COMMON 1. If someone comes a cropper, they suffer a sudden and embarrassing failure. Ferguson came a cropper when the economy collapsed. Scott must concentrate on learning his new trade. He will come a cropper if he thinks he knows it all before he starts. Banks dabbling in industry can easily come a cropper. 2. If you come a cropper, you accidentally fall and hurt yourself. She came a cropper on the last fence. I came a cropper on a patch of ice just outside my house. Note: `Cropper' may come from the expression `to fall neck and crop', meaning to fall heavily. A bird's `crop' is a pouch in its throat where it keeps food before digesting it. come a cropper 1 fall heavily. 2 suffer a defeat or disaster. informal Sense 1 appears to have originated in mid 19th-century hunting jargon, and possibly came from the phrase neck and crop meaning ‘bodily’ or ‘completely’. 2 1980 Shirley Hazzard The Transit of Venus He had seen how people came a cropper by giving way to impulse. come a ˈcropper (British English, informal) 1 fall (to the ground): Pete came a cropper on his motorbike and ended up in hospital. 2 fail badly, usually when you are expected to do well: She’s so confident she’ll pass her exams without doing any work, but I’ve got a feeling she’s going to come a real cropper. come a cropper To fail utterly. come a-cropper To fail badly. “Cropper” comes from a horse's croup or crupper, the part of the animal's back behind the saddle. Someone who parted company from his horse (an involuntary dismount, so to speak) was said to fall “neck and crop.” That became “come a-cropper,” first appearing in the foxhunting author Robert S. Surtees' 1858 novel Ask Mamma: [He] “rode at an impracticable fence, and got a cropper for his pains.” The phrase was picked up and applied to any misadventure, equestrian or otherwise.
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