total crop failure; escheat
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 4 examplesverb
(of crops) to have a total failure; to be a complete loss
Used in the context of agriculture to describe a severe loss of an entire crop due to natural disasters, pests, etc.
Nà那
chǎng场
dà大
hàn旱
dǎo导
zhì致
yù玉
mǐ米
jué绝
chǎn产
。
That severe drought caused a total failure of the corn crop.
Hóng洪
shuǐ水
guò过
hòu后
，
zhè这
yī一
dà大
piàn片
tián田
dì地
kě可
néng能
jué绝
chǎn产
。
After the flood, this large area of farmland might have a total crop failure.
noun
escheat; property without a legal heir or whose heir has renounced the inheritance
formalA legal term. When an estate has no legal heir or the heir abandons their right to inherit, the property becomes 'escheat' and reverts to the state or other designated authority.
Rú如
guǒ果
zhǎo找
bù不
dào到
jì继
chéng承
rén人
，
zhè这
bǐ笔
cái财
chǎn产
jiāng将
bèi被
rèn认
dìng定
wéi为
jué绝
chǎn产
。
If no heir can be found, this property will be classified as escheat.
Lǜ律
shī师
zhèng正
zài在
chǔ处
lǐ理
yī一
fèn份
fù复
zá杂
de的
jué绝
chǎn产
àn案
jiàn件
。
The lawyer is handling a complex case involving escheat.