| 单词 | crocodile tears |
| 释义 | crocodile tearsSEE SYNONYMS FOR crocodile tears ON THESAURUS.COM noun(used with a plural verb) a hypocritical show of sorrow; insincere tears. (used with a singular verb)Pathology. spontaneous tearing initiated by tasting or chewing food, occurring as a result of facial paralysis. Origin of crocodile tearsFirst recorded in 1555–65; so called from the the ancient belief that crocodiles shed tears while eating their victims Words nearby crocodile tearsCrock-Pot, crocodile, crocodile bird, crocodile clip, Crocodile River, crocodile tears, crocodile tears syndrome, crocodilian, crocoite, crocosmia, crocus Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for crocodile tearscrocodile tears pl nan insincere show of grief; false tears Word Origin for crocodile tearsfrom the belief that crocodiles wept over their prey to lure further victims Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with crocodile tearscrocodile tears An insincere display of grief, as in When the play's star broke her leg, her understudy wept crocodile tears. This term comes from the mistaken notion that crocodiles weep while eating their prey, one held in ancient Roman times. The actual term was picked up by Shakespeare and many other writers after him, and remains current. [Late 1500s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Cultural definitions for crocodile tearscrocodile tears An insincere show of sympathy or sadness; crocodiles were once thought to “weep” large tears before they ate their victims: “Don't shed any crocodile tears for Fisher; I know you were responsible for his firing.” The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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