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
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。;一排(尤指儿童)一起行走的长队或行列。;一种谬误的两难推理,神话中据称最早由鳄鱼使用。
a large reptile with a long snout and sharp teeth, found in tropical waters
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。
用法提示:名词,指一种大型爬行动物,在句子中作主语。
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。
用法提示:名词复数形式,指多只鳄鱼,在句子中作宾语。
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。
用法提示:名词所有格形式,表示鳄鱼的皮肤,在句子中作定语。
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。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are many crocodile in the river.
正确表达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。
grammar · medium
易错句子The crocodile in the pond has a wide, U-shaped snout.
正确表达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。
鳄鱼(crocodile)的吻部较窄且呈V形,而短吻鳄的吻部较宽呈U形;主要分布区域也不同。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.