crocodile

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n. 鳄鱼

发音

US /ˈkɹɑkədaɪl/
其它 /ˈkɹakədo̞ɪl/
US /ˈkʰɹɑkədaɪɫ/
UK /ˈkɹɒkədaɪl/
IN /krɵkəˈdajl/
IN /ˌkrɔkəˌdajl/
IN /ˌkrokəˌdajl/

词形变化

crocodiles 复数 crocodiles crocodiled crocodiles 三单 crocodiling crocodiling 现在分词 crocodiled 过去式 crocodiled 过去分词

教材释义与例句

名词

鳄鱼

释义与例句

n. B2
  1. 1.

    Any of the predatory amphibious reptiles of the family Crocodylidae; (loosely) a crocodilian, any species of the order Crocodilia, which also includes the alligators, caimans and gavials.

    鳄鱼

    鳄

  2. 2.

    A long line or procession of people (especially children) walking together.

  3. 3.

    A fallacious dilemma, mythically supposed to have been first used by a crocodile.

    数学 哲学
  4. 4.

    greedy or corrupt person (especially a politician or any public official)

    比喻
v.
  1. 1.

    To speak another language than Esperanto at an Esperanto-language gathering.

    不及物 俚语

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

crocodilian

下位词 1

Nile crocodile

相关短语

crocodile tear 鳄鱼的眼泪 crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪, 假慈悲 crocodile bird [鸟类] 极讯鸟 (Pluvianus aegyptius) crocodile clip 弹簧线夹, 鳄鱼嘴夹 crocodile birds crocodile shear crocodile shears crocodile clips crocodile tegu crocodile tegus Chinese crocodile lizard 瑶山鳄蜥 Chinese crocodile lizards saltwater crocodile Nile crocodile [网络] 尼罗鳄；尼罗河鳄鱼；尼罗河鳄鱼图片

词源

From Middle English cocodrill, cokadrill, cokedril, from Old French cocodril (modern French crocodile), from Medieval Latin cocodrillus, from Latin crocodilus, from Ancient Greek κροκόδειλος (krokódeilos). The word was later refashioned after the Latin and Greek forms. Doublet of krokodil.

来源：wiktionary