“鳄鱼”的英文为 crocodile，
音标：
英 ['kr?k?da?l]
美?['krɑk?'da?l]?
crocodile除了鳄鱼还有别的意思，例如：
n.鳄鱼皮革
n.[英国口语](尤指学生)成纵队慢步行进者
n.逻辑学二难推理形式的诡辩
n.[古语]假装慈悲的人
vi.排成纵队行进
例句：
So the prince told her the whole story, and of the impossible task given him by the crocodile. ?
于是，王子将整个故事告诉了她，包括鳄鱼交给他的那个不可能的任务。
He came up with the word alligator soon after he ran out of the things to rhyme with crocodile.
他造出了这个词，短吻鳄，不久他就才思用尽想不出跟鳄鱼押韵的词。
Then the prince turned with a shout of triumph, and the crocodile sulkily plunged into the river.
于是，王子发出一声胜利的欢呼，鳄鱼闷闷不乐地跳入河中。
Human Rights Watch's 124-page report, "From the Tiger to the Crocodile: Abuse of Migrant Workers in Thailand," is based on 82 interviews with migrants from neighboring Burma, Cambodia, and Laos.
人权观察长达124页的报告，"从老虎到鳄鱼：泰国的移民工人遭受人权侵犯"，编纂了与82名来自邻国缅甸，柬埔寨和老挝的移民所做的访谈。
词组短语：
crocodile tears 假慈悲；鳄鱼的眼泪
shed crocodile tears [谚]猫哭老鼠；假慈悲
crocodile dundee? 鳄鱼邓迪（电影名称）
crocodile skin? （过烧钢酸洗后所呈现的）鳄鱼皮（缺陷）
nile crocodile? 尼罗河鳄鱼；尼罗鳄