crocodile
noun [ C ] uk/ˈkrɒk.ə.daɪl/ us/ˈkrɑː.kə.daɪl/ crocodiles or crocodile
(ANIMAL)
B2 (informal croc, uk/krɒk/ us/krɑːk/)鳄鱼
a large reptile with a hard skin that lives in and near rivers and lakes in hot, wet parts of the world. It is like an alligator, but it usually has a longer and narrower nose
a crocodile-infested swamp 鳄鱼出没的沼泽
- More examples
- Humans, dogs, elephants and dolphins are all mammals, but birds, fish and crocodiles are not.
- On average, two crocodiles a year end up as road kill on Florida's Highway 1.
- He lost an arm to a crocodile.
(LINE)
UK informal两人一排成纵队行走的人（尤指儿童）
a line of people, especially children, who are walking in pairs