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

• 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。
• 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。
• My mountain is higher than your molehill.
  我的山要比你的丘陵高。
• A dissertation should "make a mountain out of a molehill"
  博士论文要“小题大做”
• 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。
• Aren't we all making a mountain out of a molehill?
  我们不都是在小题大做吗？
• 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
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。