sharecroppers

/ˈʃɛərˌkrɒpərz/ /ˈʃɛrˌkrɑpərz/

Meanings

noun

佃农, 分成农.

A person who enters an agreement with a land owner to farm the land and then pay a portion (share) of the produce as rent; one who sharecrops.

Examples :

"After the Civil War, many formerly enslaved people became sharecroppers, farming land owned by others and giving a large part of their crops to the landowner. "

南北战争结束后，许多以前的奴隶变成了佃农，耕种他人拥有的土地，并将收成的大部分交给地主。

Related Words

landowner noun

/ˈlændˌəʊ.nə/ /ˈlændˌoʊ.nɚ/

地主，土地所有者

"The landowner built a fence around the property to keep the cows in. "

这个地主在自己的土地周围建了一道栅栏， чтобы 牛 не跑出去。

enslaved verb

/ɪnˈsleɪvd/ /ɛnˈsleɪvd/

奴役，禁锢。

"Harriet Tubman helped many people who were enslaved escape to freedom. "

哈丽特·塔布曼帮助许多被奴役的人逃脱获得自由。

formerly adverb

/ˈfɔːməli/ /ˈfɔɹmɚli/

以前，先前.

"My formerly quiet neighborhood is now very busy with new construction. "

我以前安静的社区现在因为新的建筑工程变得非常繁忙。

person noun

/ˈpɜːsən/ /ˈpɝsən/

人，人物，个体。

"Each person is unique, both mentally and physically."

每个人在身心方面都是独一无二的。

people noun

/ˈpiːpəl/ /ˈpipl̩/

人们，人群，百姓

"There were so many people at the restaurant last night."

昨晚餐馆里人特别多。

became verb

/bɪˈkeɪm/

成为, 变成

"The students became quiet in the classroom when the teacher entered. "

老师走进教室后，学生们安静下来了。

produce verb

/pɹəˈdjuːs/ /pɹəˈdus/ /ˈpɹɒdjuːs/ /ˈpɹoʊ.dus/

生产，制造，产生

"The farmer's fields produced a bountiful harvest of tomatoes this year. "

今年农民的田地里生产了大量的西红柿。

enters noun

/ˈɛntəz/ /ˈɛntɚz/

回车键，确认键

"My dad pressed the Enter key to submit his online work report. "

我爸按了回车键提交了他的在线工作报告。

sharecrops verb

/ˈʃɛərˌkrɒps/ /ˈʃɛrˌkrɑps/

分成，佃耕。

"The young family didn't own land, so they sharecropped the farmer's field, giving him half of the corn they grew as rent. "

这家年轻的家庭没有土地，所以他们给那个农民分成佃耕他的田地，把收成玉米的一半作为租金给他。

agreement noun

/əˈɡɹiːmənt/

协议，合同。

"to enter an agreement; the UK and US negotiators nearing agreement; he nodded his agreement."

达成协议; 英国和美国谈判代表接近达成协议; 他点头表示同意。

farming verb

/ˈfɑːmɪŋ/ /ˈfɑɹmɪŋ/

耕作，种田。

"My grandfather farms corn on his large piece of land. "

我爷爷在他那大片土地上种玉米。

portion noun

/ˈpoəɹʃən/ /ˈpɔːʃən/ /ˈpɔɹʃən/

部分，份额。

"The recipe called for a specific portion of flour, not the entire bag. "

这个食谱要求的是特定份额的面粉，而不是整整一袋。