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crocodile BrE /ˈkrɒkədaɪl/
NAmE /ˈkrɑːk-/
●ˈcrocodile tearsan insincere show of sadness 鳄鱼的眼泪；假慈悲◆They never visited her when she was ill, but they came to her funeral and shed (= cried) a few crocodile tears.
她生病时他们从不去看她，但是她的葬礼他们都参加了，还挤出了几滴鳄鱼的眼泪。 ORIGIN In the past, people believed that crocodiles trick people into approaching them by pretending to cry, and then eat them. Another belief was that crocodiles cry after eating somebody as if they are sorry. 旧时，人们认为鳄鱼用假装流泪来诱使人们向它们靠近，进而把他们吃掉。另一种观点认为鳄鱼吃人后会流泪，像是在愧疚。 |