[/ˈkrɔkədaɪl; ˋkrɑkəˏdaɪl/] n 用法: 1 large river reptile with a hard skin, a long body and tail, and very big tapering jaws, that lives in hot parts of the world 鳄鱼. Cf 参看 alligator. 用法: 2 (Brit infml) long line of schoolchildren walking in pairs 两人一排成纵列行进的学童. 用法: 3 (idm 习语) `crocodile tears insincere sorrow 鳄鱼的眼泪(假悲伤): She shed crocodile tears (ie pretended to be sorry) when she dismissed him from his job. 她把他解雇时, 流出了鳄鱼的眼泪(假装难过). |