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.
  1. 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。

英英释义

noun

• a mound of earth made by moles while burrowing

双语例句

• "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！”
• 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）。
• He stumbled over a molehill.
  他被个鼹鼠丘绊了一跤。
• A dissertation should "make a mountain out of a molehill"
  博士论文要“小题大做”
• 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。
• 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。
• My mountain is higher than your molehill.
  我的山要比你的丘陵高。
• 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。
• Am I making a mountain out of a molehill right now?
  我现在是不是小题大做？
• Aren't we all making a mountain out of a molehill?
  我们不都是在小题大做吗？