crocodile tears

뜻

pretended sadness or regret that is not sincere

진심이 아닌 거짓 슬픔이나 후회.

예문

1. 1Those were crocodile tears; he started laughing the moment the teacher turned away.
2. 2She shed crocodile tears over the broken cup, although she had deliberately dropped it.
3. 3Her crocodile tears stopped as soon as she got the toy; she grinned and admitted she'd been pretending.
4. 4I recognised the apology as crocodile tears; he'd already boasted about deliberately ruining my entry.
5. 5Don't be fooled by his crocodile tears; he rehearsed that sad face before asking for his present back.

문법

복수형: crocodile tears. 흔히 shed나 cry 뒤에 쓴다. crocodile은 단수로 둔다.

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