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
- She's made a mountain out of a molehill.
她把一点儿小事夸得比天还大。 - Am I making a mountain out of a molehill right now?
我现在是不是小题大做？ - "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！” - 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。 - 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。 - Yeah, I think his boss is someone who likes to make a mountain out of a molehill.
是啊，我想他的老板是一个爱小题大作的人。 - Is the Central Committee making a mountain out of a molehill when it takes this view of the matter? Don't confuse the issue, eg by introducing irrelevant topics.
中央这样提出问题，是不是小题大作？不要把问题搅乱（如提出无关的话题）。 - There are so many things which are simple, but someone always wants to make a mountain out of a molehill.
其实很多事情都很简单，但是有些人就会小题大做。 - 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。 - I'm sure she'll give you the money back, so there's no need to start making a mountain out of a molehill.
我相信她会把钱还你的，所以没有必要小题大做。