molehill
英 [ˈməʊlhɪl]
美 [ˈmoʊlhɪl]
n. 鼹丘(由鼹鼠打洞扒出的泥土堆成)
复数:molehills
BNC.36989 / COCA.33969
习惯用语
n.
- make a mountain out of a molehill
- 小题大做;夸大其词
to make an unimportant matter seem important
牛津词典
noun
- 鼹丘(由鼹鼠打洞扒出的泥土堆成)
a small pile of earth that a mole leaves on the surface of the ground when it digs underground
柯林斯词典
- (由鼹鼠打洞扒出的泥土堆成的)鼹鼠丘
Amolehillis a small pile of earth made by a mole digging a tunnel. - PHRASE 小题大做;大惊小怪
If you say that someone ismaking a mountain out of a molehill, you are critical of them for making an unimportant fact or difficulty seem like a serious one.- The British press, making a mountain out of a molehill, precipitated an unnecessary economic crisis.
英国报界小题大做,酿成了一场不必要的经济危机。
- The British press, making a mountain out of a molehill, precipitated an unnecessary economic crisis.
英英释义
noun
- a mound of earth made by moles while burrowing
双语例句
- Breaking out the yardstick to determine mountain from molehill can sometimes help clear your head.
有时候,拿尺子来区分大山、小丘可以帮你清晰头脑。 - You're making a mountain out of a molehill if you think that one twinge of toothache means that you must have several teeth extracted.
如果你认为一次牙痛就意味着要拨去数颗牙的话,那你把问题看得太严重了。 - But you actually made a mountain out of a molehill! Congratulations on your success.
可你却真的做到了聚沙成塔、积腋成裘!祝贺你的成功。 - He stumbled over a molehill.
他被个鼹鼠丘绊了一跤。 - At last they were on dry sand, and then on grass-a huge plain of very fine short grass, almost level with the Silver Sea and spreading in every direction without so much as a molehill.
终于走到干燥的沙地上,接着又走到草地上&好大一片草原,长着细细短短的草,几乎同银海一样高,向四面八方铺展开去,连个鼹鼠窠都没有。 - "You're making a mountain out of a molehill. circuit, explain to them!"
“你是在小题大做。舍克,对他们解释!” - You are not hurt badly. Stop trying to make a mountain out of a molehill with crying.
你的伤并不重,不要小题大做,这么放声大哭。 - My mountain is higher than your molehill.
我的山要比你的丘陵高。 - She's made a mountain out of a molehill.
她把一点儿小事夸得比天还大。 - Its easy to make a mountain out of a molehill, but dont let the daily grind rid you of your career passion.
压力很容易积少成多让人喘不过气,但不要让每天的琐事磨掉你的职业激情。