sharecrops

/ˈʃɛərˌkrɒps/ /ˈʃɛrˌkrɑps/

Meanings

verb

分成，佃耕。

To participate in a financial arrangement in which a tenant farmer pays for use of land with a share (part) of the crop raised on that land.

Examples :

"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。

Related Words

financial adjective

/faɪˈnænʃəl/

金融的，财政的

"The financial situation at home has improved since my uncle started his new job. "

自从我叔叔开始新工作后，家里的经济状况就好转了。

giving verb

/ˈɡɪvɪŋ/

给予，付出

"She is giving her friend a book. "

她正在给她的朋友一本书。

sharecropped verb

/ˈʃɛərkrɒpt/ /ˈʃɛərˌkrɒpt/

分成，佃耕。

"After the Civil War, many formerly enslaved people sharecropped on land owned by white farmers, giving a portion of their harvest as rent. "

南北战争后，许多以前被奴役的人在白人农场主的土地上佃耕分成，将收成的一部分作为租金上交。

arrangement noun

/əˈɹeɪnd͡ʒmənt/

安排，布置.

"The arrangement of chairs in the classroom made it easier for the students to see the teacher. "

教室里椅子的安排让学生们更容易看到老师。

share noun

/ʃɛə/ /ʃɛəɹ/

份额，一份。

"The teacher gave each student a share of the cookies. "

老师给了每个学生一份饼干。

family noun

/ˈfɛm(ɘ)li/ /ˈfæm(ɪ)li/ /ˈfæm(ə)li/

家庭, 家人

"Our family lives in town."

我们一家人住在城里。

tenant noun

/ˈtɛ.nənt/

房客，租户

"The tenant paid rent every month for the apartment. "

房客每个月都按时支付公寓的租金.

which pronoun

/wɪt͡ʃ/

哪个，哪些

"By now, you must surely know which is which."

到现在，你肯定应该知道哪个是哪个了吧。

farmer noun

/fɑːmə/ /fɑɹmɚ/

农民, 农夫

"The farmer planted corn in his fields every spring. "

每年春天，这位农民都会在他的田地里种玉米。

raised verb

/ɹeɪzd/

举起，抬起

"to raise your hand if you want to say something; to raise your walking stick to defend yourself"

想要说话就举起你的手；举起你的拐杖来保护自己。

participate verb

/pɑːˈtɪsɪpeɪt/

参加，参与.

"My brother will participate in the school's fundraising walk. "

我弟弟会参加学校的慈善步行筹款活动。

young noun

/jʌŋ/

年轻人，青年人

"The young of today are well-educated."

现在的年轻人都受过良好的教育。