total crop failure; complete harvest loss
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to have absolutely no harvest; to suffer total crop failure
formalPrimarily used in agricultural contexts to describe a complete loss of crops due to natural disasters, drought, pests, or other catastrophic events. Can also function nominally (e.g., 遭受绝收).
Yóu由
yú于
chí持
xù续
gān干
hàn旱
，
jīn今
nián年
zhè这
yī一
dì地
qū区
de的
xiǎo小
mài麦
wán完
quán全
jué绝
shōu收
。
Due to persistent drought, the wheat in this area has completely failed this year.
Hóng洪
shuǐ水
guò过
hòu后
，
dāng当
dì地
nóng农
mín民
miàn面
lín临
zhe着
jué绝
shōu收
de的
kùn困
jìng境
。
After the flood, local farmers are facing the predicament of total crop failure.
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Zhè这
chǎng场
bìng病
chóng虫
hài害
dǎo导
zhì致
dà大
miàn面
jī积
jué绝
shōu收
。
This outbreak of pests and diseases has led to large-scale crop failure.
Yǔ与
qù去
nián年
fēng丰
shōu收
xiāng相
bǐ比
，
jīn今
nián年
jī几
hū乎
shì是
jué绝
shōu收
。
Compared with last year's bumper harvest, this year is almost a total crop failure.