/'krɒpə(r); `krɑpɚ/ n
1 (following adjs 用于形容词之後) plant that produces a crop of the specified kind 作物
*a good, bad, heavy, light, etc cropper 高产的、低产的、产量高的、产量低的...作物.
2 (idm 习语) come a `cropper (infml 口)
(a) fall over 摔倒.
(b) fail 失败.

come a cropperBrE informal
a) to fail in something, especially unexpectedly
　Swedish investors have come a cropper in London.
b) to accidentally fall from a horse, bicycle etc
　She came a cropper on the ski slopes.