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

• 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？
• 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。
• 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 are only crying crocodile tears at the old man's funeral because they thought they could get the huge fortune after his death.
  他们只是猫哭耗子假慈悲。葬礼上流下几滴伤心的眼泪只不过是因为老人死后，他们可以得到大笔财产。
• The beast in the above photo never actually "cries crocodile tears", because they do not have tear ducts, and cannot weep.
  上图所显示的野兽其实从来都不流泪，因为他没有泪腺。
• Are you that kid from crocodile tears?
  你演过“鳄鱼的眼泪”里的小孩？
• 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。
• 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）。
• The sight of George shedding crocodile tears made me sick.
  看到乔治假慈悲，我感到恶心。
• "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