English: crocodile

English [?kr?k?da?l] American [?krɑ:k?da?l]

n. crocodile; crocodile leather; crocodiles

Plural: crocodiles

Sentence-making:

1Crocodiles bask on the small sandy beaches.

Crocodiles bask on the small sandy beaches.

2An effort to save one crocodile species from extinction has begun.

An operation is beginning to try to save a species of crocodile from extinction.

3We've seen hundreds of crocodiles basking on the muddy banks.

We saw hundreds of crocodiles basking on the muddy banks .

4That's real crocodile skin.

That was real crocodile skin.

5They were escorted through a place where the crocodiles were so numerous that if they slowed down a little, they were beaten with sticks.

They were marched through a crocodile-infested area and, if they slowed down, were beaten with sticks.