| 单词 | crocodile |
| 释义 | crocodile —crocodiloid /krok'euh dil"oyd, krok"euh duy'loyd/, adj. /krok"euh duyl'/, n. 1. any of several crocodilians of the genus Crocodylus, found in sluggish waters and swamps of the tropics. 2. any reptile of the order Crocodylia; crocodilian. 3. the tanned skin or hide of these animals, used in the manufacture of luggage and accessories, as belts, shoes, and wallets. 4. Chiefly Brit. a file of people, esp. schoolchildren, out for a walk. 5. Archaic. a person who makes a hypocritical show of sorrow. [1250-1300; < L crocodilus < Gk krokódeilos crocodile, orig. a kind of lizard, said to be equiv. to krók(e) pebble + -o- -O- + drîlos, dreîlos worm (though attested only in sense "penis"), with r lost by dissimilation r. ME cocodrille < ML cocodrilus] |
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