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单词 crocodile tears
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
croc•o•dile tears /ˈkrɑkədaɪl ˌtɪrz/USA pronunciation  n. [plural]
  1. expression of sorrow or grief that is false and insincere:shedding crocodile tears over the misfortunes of the people he had helped to ruin.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
croc′odile tears′, 
    1. a hypocritical show of sorrow;
      insincere tears.
    2. Pathologyspontaneous tearing initiated by tasting or chewing food, occurring as a result of facial paralysis.
    • so called from the the ancient belief that crocodiles shed tears while eating their victims 1555–65

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
crocodile tears pl n
  1. an insincere show of grief; false tears
Etymology: from the belief that crocodiles wept over their prey to lure further victims
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