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

• 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。
• Don't shed crocodile tears over his leaving. I know very well that you're glad to see him go.
  别为他的离开难过了，我很清楚，他走了你很高兴。
• 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。
• At best they are just crocodile tears.
  充其量也就是鳄鱼的眼泪。
• They weep crocodile tears for the poor.
  他们对穷人是假慈悲。
• "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
• To shed crocodile tears.
  鳄鱼的眼泪。
• Get out, don't shed crocodile tears to me; you know you are really glad they've met with misfortune.
  走开，别在我面前假惺惺的了；你自己明白，对他们遭到不幸你是暗自高兴的。
• 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。
• She shed crocodile tears ie pretended to be sorry when she dismissed him from his job.
  她把他解雇时，流出了α鱼的眼泪假装难过。