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 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。
• However, a debate with him is useful. Don't think that we are making a mountain out of a molehill and that it is not worth the effort.
  但是，同他辩论是有益处的，不要以为是小题大作，不值得辩论。
• 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）。
• My mountain is higher than your molehill.
  我的山要比你的丘陵高。
• Possessing the right tools ( and skills) can easily shrink a mountainous task into a molehill.
  拥有合适的工具（以及技能）能让你事半功倍。
• 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 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。
• Don't make a mountain out of a molehill.
  不要小题大做，人体艺术图片。
• 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。
• 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。