"crocodile tear" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 鱷魚的眼淚

Definition

「鱷魚的眼淚」是指虛偽或不真誠的情感表現，特別是假裝哭泣或難過。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

通常用於表示某人並非真的傷心或後悔，多用複數「鱷魚的眼淚」。常用來批評虛偽的同情。不要用於描述真正的情感。

Examples

He cried crocodile tears when he lost the game.

他輸了比賽時流下了**鱷魚的眼淚**。

Her apology sounded like crocodile tears.

她的道歉聽起來像**鱷魚的眼淚**。

Don't trust his crocodile tears.

別相信他的**鱷魚的眼淚**。

After getting caught, he put on a show with his crocodile tears, but nobody bought it.

被抓到後，他裝出一副**鱷魚的眼淚**，但沒有人相信他。

"Oh please, spare us the crocodile tears—we know you don't care," she said.

「拜託，別再流**鱷魚的眼淚**了——我們都知道你不在乎，」她說。

People were tired of the politician's crocodile tears after every scandal.

大家都厭倦了政治人物每次醜聞後的**鱷魚的眼淚**。