molehills

英 [ˈməʊlhɪlz] 美 [ˈmoʊlˌhɪlz]

n.  鼹丘(由鼹鼠打洞扒出的泥土堆成)
molehill的复数



柯林斯词典

  1. (由鼹鼠打洞扒出的泥土堆成的)鼹鼠丘
    A molehill is a small pile of earth made by a mole digging a tunnel.
    1. PHRASE 小题大做;大惊小怪
      If you say that someone is making 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。

    双语例句

    1. A common metaphor used in this regard is that of mountains and molehills.
      这里常用的一个比喻是树木和森林。
    2. The easiest way to prevent being distracted by the molehills is to profile your applications.
      防止被树木吸引眼球最简单的方法是分析您的应用程序。
    3. Aim to keep it very simple instead of creating drama or mountains out of molehills. Drama, conflicts or creating mountains out of molehills can fill life with things that seem important and sometimes exciting.
      戏剧性的事件、冲突或小题大做能让生活充满着看似重要和让人兴奋的事情。
    4. Together, we move mountains, let's not make mountains out of molehills.
      我们在一起,强大到可以征服一切,所以我们不要再纠缠细节,小题大作。
    5. Imaginary meaning stretched to make mountains and as far as the germ is concerned it stretched even further to make molehills.
      想象中的意义拉伸以制造群山远至关系着细菌它甚至拉伸得更远以造出田鼠窝。
    6. Moles burrow in lawns, raising molehills and killing the lawn, for which they are sometimes considered pests.
      鼹鼠在草坪下挖洞,隆起的鼹鼠丘会破坏草坪,因此它们经常被看作是有害动物。
    7. Men trip not on mountains! They trip on molehills.
      人不是被大山绊倒,而是被鼠丘绊倒。
    8. Tommy: Is Sandra making mountains out of molehills again?
      汤米:桑德拉又小题大做、喋喋不休了?
    9. In the rush to embrace new technologies and demonstrate "cutting-edge awareness", companies ( and individuals) sometimes create mountains out of molehills.
      为了一股脑地奔向新技术与证明“挺立浪尖”,公司(以及个人)有时候会小题大做。