crocodile

noun

/ˈkrɒkədaɪl/

/ˈkrɑːkədaɪl/

Idioms

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(also informal croc)
[countable] a large reptile with a long tail, hard skin and very big jaws. Crocodiles live in rivers and lakes in hot countries.Topics Animalsb1
[uncountable] crocodile skin made into leather
- crocodile shoes
[countable] (British English) a long line of people, especially children, walking in pairs
- a school crocodile

Word OriginMiddle English cocodrille, cokadrill, from Old French cocodrille, via medieval Latin from Latin crocodilus, from Greek krokodilos ‘worm of the stones’, from krokē ‘pebble’ + drilos ‘worm’. The spelling was changed in the 16th cent. to conform with the Latin and Greek forms.

Idioms

crocodile tears

if somebody sheds (= cries) crocodile tears, they pretend to be sad about something, but they are not really sad at all
- Let’s have no more politicians shedding crocodile tears for the unemployed.

单词	crocodile
释义	crocodile noun /ˈkrɒkədaɪl/ /ˈkrɑːkədaɪl/ Idioms jump to other results (also informal croc) [countable] a large reptile with a long tail, hard skin and very big jaws. Crocodiles live in rivers and lakes in hot countries.Topics Animalsb1 [uncountable] crocodile skin made into leather crocodile shoes [countable] (British English) a long line of people, especially children, walking in pairs a school crocodile Word OriginMiddle English cocodrille, cokadrill, from Old French cocodrille, via medieval Latin from Latin crocodilus, from Greek krokodilos ‘worm of the stones’, from krokē ‘pebble’ + drilos ‘worm’. The spelling was changed in the 16th cent. to conform with the Latin and Greek forms. Idioms crocodile tears if somebody sheds (= cries) crocodile tears, they pretend to be sad about something, but they are not really sad at all Let’s have no more politicians shedding crocodile tears for the unemployed.
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