What does "crop up" mean?

To appear unexpectedly For things to arise without warning, disrupting plans.

How do you use "crop up" in a sentence?

Something cropped up at work. Problems keep cropping up. Issues that crop up over time.

Phrasal Verb BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★☆ Common informal

Meaning: To appear unexpectedly

突然出现

Aparecer inesperadamente

予期せず現れる

불쑥 생기다

For things to arise without warning, disrupting plans.

事情毫无预警地出现，打乱计划。

Que las cosas surjan sin aviso, alterando los planes.

予告なく物事が起こり、計画を乱すこと。

예고 없이 갑자기 나타나 계획을 방해하다.

Base verb: crop

Particle: up

Separable: No — the verb and particle stay together

Something cropped up at work.
工作上突然有事
Surgió algo en el trabajo
仕事で急用ができた
직장에서 급한 일이 생겼다.
Problems keep cropping up.
问题不断出现
Los problemas siguen surgiendo
問題が次々と出てくる
문제가 계속 불거지고 있다.
Issues that crop up over time.
随时间出现的问题
Problemas que surgen con el tiempo
時間とともに出てくる問題
시간이 지나면서 생기는 문제들.

Context: unexpected, problems, excuses

Tone: apologetic

From crops appearing from the ground.

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal