| 词汇 | crocodile-tears |
| 释义 | crocodile tears noun[ plural ] uk /ˈkrɒk.ə.daɪl ˌtɪəz/ us /ˈkrɑː.kə.daɪl ˌtɪrz/ tears that you cry when you are not really sad or sorry鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Faking & pretending affect air guitar assume believe bluff someone into something/doing something changeling cry false false modesty falsifiable falsify feign pass something off as something phoney phony-baloney play-act play-acting professed purport quack You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Weeping and crying Examples of crocodile tearscrocodile tears In crying crocodiletears, we know that this was a noisy, showy action. But there is this to be said at once, particularly about the crocodiletears in some newspapers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Yet if we examine the charges and wade through the crocodiletears to reach the solid facts, what do we find? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have seen crocodiletears being shed, and a bit of a song and dance going on, rather like in a university debating society. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not enough for us to weep crocodiletears over this affair. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no place for crocodiletears, sympathy without funding or condemnation without action. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have never been one to shed crocodiletears over the loss of our shipbuilding industry. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Quite frankly, his crocodiletears are being shed rather late. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many people will weep crocodiletears and talk about the need for inquiries. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 No amount of wringing of hands or crocodiletears will bring those mills back into life. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They cry crocodiletears and say that they suffer from a design fault and require what they describe as a "repair element". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If he is shedding crocodiletears about ratepayers' money, will he return that £45 million to the ratepayers, where it rightly belongs? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is what is behind all the crocodiletears we have seen this afternoon and in recent weeks. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He cries crocodiletears for the industry that his party sought to destroy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have already observed and rejoiced in the fact that he no longer cries crocodiletears and wrings his hands in mock horror. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of crocodile tears These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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