| 释义 |
cropper
UK ['krɒp.ər] US ['krɑ:.pɚ] informal
noun
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•Having reached the final, the British have come a cropper against the more experienced German team.英国队进入了决赛，与经验更为丰富的德国队相遇，结果惨败。 •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。 |