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

• To shed crocodile tears means to cry when someone is not really sad or sorry.
  流鳄鱼泪意思是某人在哭泣时并不真的感到悲伤难过（即假慈悲）。
• 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。
• Hey, aren't you that kid from crocodile tears?
  嗨，你不会是“鳄鱼眼泪”片子中的那个小子吧？
• 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。
• 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。
• She didn't even shed a few crocodile tears over his death?
  她对他的死连一滴假惺惺的眼泪也没有？
• My classmate kept saying how regretful he was that I hadn't passed the college entrance exam, but they're just crocodile tears.
  我的同学一直在说他为我没有考上大学而遗憾。但是，那只是表面上的同情而已。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。