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a crocodile
使用不定冠词表示泛指。
We saw a crocodile in the river.
我们在河里看到一条鳄鱼。
鳄鱼
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
鳄鱼
a large reptile with a long snout and sharp teeth, found in tropical waters
We saw a crocodile in the river.
我们在河里看到一条鳄鱼。
鳄科的任何一种捕食性两栖爬行动物；(广义上)任何属于鳄目(包括短吻鳄、凯门鳄和长吻鳄)的物种。
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.
一排(尤指儿童)一起行走的长队或行列。
A long line or procession of people (especially children) walking together.
一种谬误的两难推理,神话中据称最早由鳄鱼使用。
A fallacious dilemma, mythically supposed to have been first used by a crocodile.
The crocodile basked on the riverbank, its jaws wide open.
鳄鱼躺在河岸上晒太阳，嘴巴张得大大的。
Tourists watched the crocodiles swim silently through the murky water.
游客们看着鳄鱼在浑浊的水中安静地游动。
A crocodile's skin is thick and covered with bony plates for protection.
鳄鱼的皮肤很厚，覆盖着骨板以起到保护作用。
使用不定冠词表示泛指。
We saw a crocodile in the river.
我们在河里看到一条鳄鱼。
鳄鱼作为名词修饰语。
Crocodile skin is used for luxury goods.
鳄鱼皮用于奢侈品。
固定习语，指假慈悲。
She shed crocodile tears over his misfortune.
她对她的不幸流下了鳄鱼的眼泪。
Not this
There are many crocodile in the river.
Use this
There are many crocodiles in the river.
Crocodile 是可数名词，表示复数时需加-s，不能直接使用单数形式表示复数概念。
Not this
The crocodile in the pond has a wide, U-shaped snout.
Use this
The alligator in the pond has a wide, U-shaped snout.
这里描述的是短吻鳄（alligator）的特征：宽而呈U形的吻部。鳄鱼（crocodile）的吻部通常窄而呈V形。学习者常将两者混用，需要根据具体物种选择正确的词。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲
She shed crocodile tears when he lost his job.
他失业时，她流下了鳄鱼的眼泪。
鳄鱼皮
This wallet is made of genuine crocodile skin.
这个钱包是真鳄鱼皮制作的。
鳄鱼猎人
The crocodile hunter caught a large reptile in the river.
鳄鱼猎人在河里抓住了一只大型爬行动物。
鳄鱼攻击
There have been several crocodile attacks in this region.
这个地区发生过几起鳄鱼攻击事件。
鳄鱼养殖场
They visited a crocodile farm during their tour.
他们在游览期间参观了一个鳄鱼养殖场。
鳄鱼沼泽
The boat traveled through a dangerous crocodile swamp.
小船穿过了危险的鳄鱼沼泽。
鳄鱼的眼泪（假慈悲）
She shed crocodile tears when she heard about her rival's failure.
她听到对手失败时流下了鳄鱼的眼泪（假装悲伤）。
绝不对鳄鱼微笑。
From the song 'Never Smile at a Crocodile' in the 1953 Disney film Peter Pan, cautioning against trusting dangerous creatures.
出自1953年迪士尼电影《小飞侠》中的歌曲《绝不对鳄鱼微笑》，告诫人们不要信任危险的生物。
回头见，短吻鳄。过一阵见，鳄鱼。
A popular rhyming farewell phrase originating from the 1950s song 'See You Later, Alligator' by Bill Haley & His Comets, often used playfully.
一种流行的押韵告别语，源自1950年代比尔·哈利与他的彗星乐队的歌曲《回头见，短吻鳄》，常被幽默使用。
Use crocodile naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
crocodile 中的 'croc' 发音像 '哭'，鳄鱼吃猎物时会流泪（'crocodile tears'），帮助记忆
语域：neutral 常见场景：zoology、travel、documentary 通常作为中性词汇使用，在动物学、旅游和纪录片等语境中较为常见。
All listed words rhyme with crocodile's final syllable /daɪl/. They all share the spelling chunk '-ile'.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.