crocodile

crocodile

英 ['krɒkədaɪl]
　　美 ['krɑkə'daɪl]

n. 鱷魚

中文詞源：

crocodile 鱷魚

來自希臘文kroke, 鵝卵石，詞源同sugar, 石粒，糖粒，drilos, 蟲。

例句：

1. The sight of George shedding crocodile tears made me sick.
看到喬治假慈悲，我感到惡心。

2. That was real crocodile skin.
那是真正的鱷魚皮。

3. Use the crocodile clips to attach the cables to the battery.
用鱷魚嘴夾把電纜接到蓄電池上。

4. The antelope could not escape the crocodile's gaping jaws.
那隻羚羊無法從鱷魚張開的大口中逃脫.

5. The crocodile killed its prey by keeping it under and drowning it.
鱷魚把它的捕獲物按在水下淹死.