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

• 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。
• 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。
• A dissertation should "make a mountain out of a molehill"
  博士论文要“小题大做”
• 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）。
• "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！”
• 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。
• 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。
• My mountain is higher than your molehill.
  我的山要比你的丘陵高。
• 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。
• An old, close-bitten pasture, with a footpath wandering across it and a molehill here and there. They douBled themselves up and stand on their hands and feet, to make the arches.
  这古老的牧场荒草参差，一条曲曲弯弯的小径，一片鼹鼠拱起的土丘。他们一个个都弯下腰，手脚着地，做成拱门的形状。