“鱷魚”的英文為 crocodile,
音標:
英 ['kr?k?da?l]
美?['krɑk?'da?l]?
crocodile除了鱷魚還有別的意思,例如:
n.鱷魚皮革
n.[英國口語](尤指學生)成縱隊慢步行進者
n.邏輯學二難推理形式的詭辯
n.[古語]假裝慈悲的人
vi.排成縱隊行進
例句:
So the prince told her the whole story, and of the impossible task given him by the crocodile. ?
於是,王子將整個故事告訴了她,包括鱷魚交給他的那個不可能的任務。
He came up with the word alligator soon after he ran out of the things to rhyme with crocodile.
他造出了這個詞,短吻鱷,不久他就才思用盡想不出跟鱷魚押韻的詞。
Then the prince turned with a shout of triumph, and the crocodile sulkily plunged into the river.
於是,王子發出壹聲勝利的歡呼,鱷魚悶悶不樂地跳入河中。
Human Rights Watch's 124-page report, "From the Tiger to the Crocodile: Abuse of Migrant Workers in Thailand," is based on 82 interviews with migrants from neighboring Burma, Cambodia, and Laos.
人權觀察長達124頁的報告,"從老虎到鱷魚:泰國的移民工人遭受人權侵犯",編纂了與82名來自鄰國緬甸,柬埔寨和老撾的移民所做的訪談。
詞組短語:
crocodile tears 假慈悲;鱷魚的眼淚
shed crocodile tears [諺]貓哭老鼠;假慈悲
crocodile dundee? 鱷魚鄧迪(電影名稱)
crocodile skin? (過燒鋼酸洗後所呈現的)鱷魚皮(缺陷)
nile crocodile? 尼羅河鱷魚;尼羅鱷