crop circle
noun[C]
uk/ˈkrɒp ˌsɜː.kəl/us/ˈkrɑːp ˌsɝː.kəl/anareain afieldofcropswhere thecropshave been madeflatin aregularpattern, often acircleorseriesofcircles, whichpeoplesometimesbelievehas been done byaliens(=creaturesfrom a differentplanet):
麦田怪圈Thepictureshowshimstandingin amysterious15-foot-widecropcirclein hissoybeanfield.这张照片显示他站在自己大豆田间一个15英尺宽的神秘麦田怪圈里。
Acropcircleexpertwhospentthreedaysstudyingthosecirclesconcludedthey werecausedby someunexplainednaturalphenomenon.一位麦田怪圈专家花了三天时间研究这些圆圈后得出结论，它们是由一些无法解释的自然现象造成的。
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- Fall oftenbringssightingsofmysteriouscropcirclesin Ohio, and thisseasonthe MiamiValleyhas one ofitsown.
- ThefamouscropcirclesofEnglandwereexposedas theworkofhumanpranksters, notspacealiens.
- Severalscientificpaperssuggestotherpossibleexplanationsfor thecropcirclephenomenonthanaliensorpranksters.
Strange, suspicious and unnatural things and people
- alien
- anomaly
- anti-alien
- Bermuda Triangle
- corn circle
- eccentric
- fairy
- flake
- kryptonite
- loiterer
- Martian
- masochist
- miracle
- mutant
- pervert
- sociopath
- space cadet
- taniwha
- Tardis
- time traveller
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Areas of land where crops are grown