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。 - 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。 - Am I making a mountain out of a molehill right now?
我现在是不是小题大做？ - Don't make a mountain out of a molehill.
不要小题大做，人体艺术图片。 - Your "broken arm" was only a sprained wrist. Don't make a mountain out of a molehill.
你只是扭了一下手腕，哪有摔断胳膊。别小题大做了。 - 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。 - In their hearts that may be a piece of cake, would say I make a mountain out of a molehill.
在他们心里这可能是小事一桩，搞不好还会说我小题大做。 - My mountain is higher than your molehill.
我的山要比你的丘陵高。 - An old, close-bitten pasture, with a footpath wandering across it and a molehill here and there.
这古老的牧场荒草参差，一条曲曲弯弯的小径，一片鼹鼠拱起的土丘。 - 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。