crocodile tears

含义

pretended sadness or regret that is not sincere

假装的悲伤或悔意.

例句

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.

语法

复数：crocodile tears。常用在 shed 或 cry 之后；crocodile 保持单数。

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