意味: antediluvian

an·te·di·lu·vi·an || ‚æntɪdɪ'luːvjənadj. ノアの大洪水以前の（聖書）; 時代遅れの; 古い

dil イディオム

a dildo

a manufactured penis, a vibrator shaped like a penis """When Ed's away I use a dildo."""

crocodile tears

a show of sorrow that is not really felt He cried crocodile tears when he discovered that he couldn

dildo

(See a dildo)

dilly

(See it's a dilly)

dillydally

go very slowly, pause too much Sarah, you come straight home from school. Don't dillydally.

it's a dilly

it is beautiful, it is special, I really like it Have you seen Tom

daffadown dilly

London Cockney rhyming slang for boots

dill

Australian and New Zealand slang for a fool; an idiot

Dillon

a pistol:"Made a move for my Dillon; and all I remember the Gangsta Lean was killin'" -- ?? (??? [??])

dily

see what's tha dily

doradilla

cannabis

what's tha dily

what's the deal?

dilate on

speak or write comprehensively about详述（说或写）
If there were time， I could dilate upon this subject．假如有时间，我会对此题目加以详述的。
The doctors are dilating on the rare case．大夫们正在讨论这个罕见的病例。
Our teacher dilated on this sentence structure in class．老师在班上对这个句子结构详细讲解了。

dilate on/upon

dilate upon

shed crocodile tears

Idiom(s): shed crocodile tears AND cry crocodile tears

Theme: DECEPTION

to shed false tears; to pretend that one is weeping.
• The child wasn't hurt, but she shed crocodile tears anyway.
• He thought he could get his way if he cried crocodile tears.

on the horns of a dilemma

Idiom(s): on the horns of a dilemma

Theme: ALTERNATIVES

having to decide between two things, people, etc.
• Mary found herself on the horns of a dilemma. She didn't know which to choose.
• I make up my mind easily. I'm not on the horns of a dilemma very often.

cry crocodile tears

Diligence is the mother of good fortune.

Hard work brings rewards.

Horns of a dilemma

If you are on the horns of a dilemma, you are faced with two equally unpleasant options and have to choose one.

crocodile tears|crocodile|tear|tears

n. Pretended grief; a show of sorrow that is not really felt. When his rich uncle died, leaving him his money, John shed crocodile tears. (From the old legend that crocodiles make weeping sounds to attract victims and then shed tears while eating them.)

horns of a dilemma|horn|horns

n. phr. Two choices possible in a situation in which neither is wanted. Usually used after "on". Joe found himself on the horns of a dilemma; if he went to work, he'd miss seeing Mary; if he stayed out, he'd he too broke to take her anywhere.

dilemma

dilemma
see horns of a dilemma, on the.

horns of a dilemma, on the

horns of a dilemma, on the
Faced with two equally undesirable alternatives. For example, I'm on the horns of a dilemma: if I sell the house now I have no place to live, but if I wait I may not get as good a price. This term was first recorded about 1600, but the idea of being caught on either one horn or the other (of an animal) was already expressed in Roman times.