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

• Students say the university is making a mountain out of a molehill and that it will be impossible to enforce the rules.
  华师大学生有的认为学校小题大做，有的则认为这样的规定执行起来很难。
• Don't make a mountain out of a molehill.
  不要小题大做，人体艺术图片。
• Long-legged slender flies that resemble large mosquitoes but do not bite. Killing a mosquito with a cannon/ making a mountain out of molehill
  长腿的瘦型飞虫，象大蚊子但不咬人。高射炮打蚊子，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。
• 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！”
• 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）。
• She's made a mountain out of a molehill.
  她把一点儿小事夸得比天还大。
• 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。
• 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。