crocodile tears

英 [ˈkrɒkədaɪl teəz]

美 [ˈkrɑːkədaɪl terz]

n.  鳄鱼的眼泪; 假慈悲

柯林斯词典

• N-PLURAL 鳄鱼的眼泪;假慈悲
  If someone is cryingcrocodile tears, their tears and sadness are not genuine or sincere.
  1. The sight of George shedding crocodile tears made me sick.
     看到乔治假慈悲，我感到恶心。

英英释义

noun

• a hypocritical display of sorrow
  1. the secretaries wept crocodile tears over the manager's dilemma
  2. politicians shed crocodile tears over the plight of the unemployed

双语例句

• In his speeches, he always puts on a big show of crocodile tears for poor and homeless people.
  他在讲话时，总是装得好像他对穷人和无家可归的人很同情的样子。
• He walked at the head of the funeral procession, and every now and then wiped his crocodile tears with a big handkerchief.
  他走在送葬队伍的前头，还不时用一条大手绢抹去他那鳄鱼的眼泪。
• She shed crocodile tears when she dismissed him for his job.
  她解雇他时，故意装作流下了同情的眼泪。
• He wept a few crocodile tears over his wife's death and then go married again at once.
  他假惺惺地为妻子的死掉了几滴眼泪，然后，很快又结婚了。
• "Don't shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him."
  不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了，我知道你恨他
• But you should have seen his crocodile tears when the old man died and left him a million dollars!
  当老人去世后给他留下一百万美元的时候，他流下了虚假的眼泪。
• They were only crying crocodile tears at the old man's funeral.
  他们在那老人葬礼上的哭是虚情假意的。
• During the visit, in addition to her mad a few crocodile tears and Edison Chan and wide eyes lie, the people still did not forget to appreciate the home support.
  她在访问中除狂数陈冠希猫哭老鼠及睁大眼说瞎话外，仍不忘感激家里人的支持。
• I do not know how Nancy can shed crocodile tears about Philip's accident – she's been looking for an excuse to stop seeing him for weeks now.
  我不知道南希能如何对菲利普的事故发假慈悲－数周来她一直在寻找借口不去看他。
• Are you that kid from crocodile tears?
  你演过“鳄鱼的眼泪”里的小孩？