crocodile 英 [ˈkrɒkədaɪl]   美 [ˈkrɑkədaɪl]

crocodile

crocodile  英 [ˈkrɒkədaɪl] 美 [ˈkrɑkədaɪl]

n. 鳄鱼 

名词复数:crocodiles 

a crocodile 一条鳄鱼
crocodile shoes 鳄鱼皮皮鞋

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  • n. 鳄鱼
  • 1. a crocodile

    一条鳄鱼

  • 2. crocodile shoes

    鳄鱼皮皮鞋

  • crocodile (n.) 1560s, restored spelling of Middle English cokedrille, kokedrille (c. 1300), from Medieval Latin cocodrillus, from Latin crocodilus, from Greek krokodilos, word applied by Herodotus to the crocodile of the Nile, apparently due to its basking habits, from kroke "pebbles" + drilos "worm." The crocodile tears story was in English from at least c. 1400.
croco·dile / ˈkrɒkədaɪl ; NAmE ˈkrɑːkədaɪl / ( also informal croc ) noun 1 [countable ] a large reptilewith a long tail, hard skin and very big jaws. Crocodileslive in rivers and lakes in hot countries. 鳄鱼 2 [uncountable ] crocodileskin made into leather (做成皮革的)鳄鱼皮 crocodile shoes 鳄鱼皮皮鞋 3 [countable ] ( BrE) a long line of people, especially children, walking in pairs 成对纵列行进的人(尤指儿童) IDIOM ˈcrocodile tears if sb sheds (= cries) crocodile tears,they pretend to be sad about sth, but they are not really sad at all 鳄鱼的眼泪;假慈悲 crocodile crocodiles croco·dile / ˈkrɒkədaɪl ; NAmE ˈkrɑːkədaɪl /
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