paper tiger

noun

1. （指人、国家或局势）纸老虎，外强中干者
   a person, a country or a situation that seems or claims to be powerful or dangerous but is not really

1. 纸老虎；外强中干者
   If you say that an institution, a country, or a person is a paper tiger, you mean that although they seem powerful they do not really have any power.

1. 4: When the Allied forces went into action to free Kuwait, the Iraqi forces gave up after only four days and the Iraqi leader turned out to be a paper tiger.
   他说：盟军发动救援科威特行动仅仅四天伊拉克军队就投降了，可见伊拉克领导人是纸老虎。
2. If Russia then intervened in the Baltic states and Nato did not respond, the Kremlin would have achieved the huge prize of demonstrating that the western military alliance is a paper tiger.
   如果俄罗斯接下来在波罗的海国家实施干预，而北约没有做出回应，那么俄罗斯就取得了一项重大胜利&展示了西方军事联盟就是一只纸老虎。
3. Through on-the-spot investigation paper patterns, crafts and materials of tiger head imitation caps in the area were researched.
   通过实地考察与民艺采风的方式，对虎头帽的制作纸样、制作工艺与制作材料逐一进行了研究。
4. But we said that Chiang Kai-shek was only a paper tiger and that we could certainly defeat him.
   但是我们说，蒋介石不过是一个纸老虎，我们一定会打赢他。
5. Your husband acts tough, but he's really a paper tiger.
   你丈夫看似强硬，实际上只是一个纸老虎。
6. I also said that the tsar of Russia was a paper tiger, as were the emperor of China and Japanese imperialism, and see, they were all overthrown.
   我也谈到沙皇是纸老虎，中国皇帝是纸老虎，日本帝国主义是纸老虎，你看，都倒了。
7. It seems that the countries of the Americas, Asia and Africa will have to go on quarrelling with the United States till the very end, till the paper tiger is destroyed by the wind and the rain.
   看样子，美洲国家、亚洲非洲国家只有一直同美国吵下去，吵到底，直到风吹雨打把纸老虎打破。
8. The paper tiger will be punished for its crimes against this great country, they will one day crumble as fast as they have risen.
   纸老虎终将要为他们对国家所犯下的罪行受到惩罚，而且被消灭的日子也不远了。
9. Thank Chongqing paper tiger and Cultural Development Corporation to sign the notebook TOUCH assembly of strong support.
   感谢重庆纸老虎文化发展有限公司对TOUCH意纸·记事本标志征集活动的大力支持。
10. For most of the season, Oklahoma City looked like something of a paper tiger& a nice, up-a nd-coming team with a record that made it look better than it really was.
    本赛季的大部分时间里，俄克拉荷马城看起来就像一个纸老虎&有着一个华丽、进取并且看起来比实际上更好的球队。
11. Mr Ch á vez may be something of a paper tiger whose anti-American rhetoric is invariably more outlandish than the generally cautious policies pursued by his government.
    查韦斯或许有点像只纸老虎，他的反美言论总是比自己政府执行的谨慎政策更出格。
12. As he pointed out, all reactionaries are paper tiger.
    正如他所指出的那样，一切反动派都是纸老虎。
13. This paper starts with the discussion of the dragon and tiger Daoism music and folk custom form in Xinguo State realm.
    从兴国州域龙虎道教音乐与民俗形态切入，以“龙虎道乐”中的五大声腔为依据，全面考察该乐种“阴阳”二律的辩证思维方法。
14. English is a "paper tiger". Its natural enemy is adequate practice.
    英语是个“纸老虎”，它的敌人是足够的练习。
15. Don't be afraid of him. he's no more than a paper tiger.
    不用怕他，他只不过是个纸老虎而已。
16. They are themselves a paper tiger, not to mention their stooges.
    他们自己就是纸老虎，更不用说他们的走狗了。
17. While it is in fact a paper tiger, that country looks like a huge monster.
    虽然看起来那个国家像个庞然大物，但实际上是一只纸老虎。
18. In the Paper Tiger system, files are numbered and filed low to high.
    在这个方法中，文件被编号而且由低到高储存。
19. The paper introduces the experiences and practices of Tiger Forest& Paper Group in perfecting training mechanism and innovating training model in order to elevate the qualification of its employees.
    介绍了泰格林纸集团完善培训机制，创新培训形式，提升员工素质的经验做法。
20. Prizes awarded by the Chongqing paper tiger and Cultural Development Corporation sole sponsor.
    获奖奖品由重庆纸老虎文化发展有限公司独家赞助。
21. The tsar was just a paper tiger.
    沙皇不过是一只纸老虎。
22. In appearance it is very powerful but in reality it is nothing to be afraid of, it is a paper tiger.
    外表很强，实际上不可怕，纸老虎。
23. Is Chery a paper tiger?
    奇瑞是一只纸老虎？
24. Today, it's safe to say that the Chery Car Company is a paper tiger.
    今天，我们可以说奇瑞公司不过是只“纸老虎”，可那只代表今天。
25. Look! Was n't Hitler a paper tiger?
    你看，希特勒是不是纸老虎？
26. Look at that tiger lamp, after making a good framework, with shiny gold frame with paper to live, so that a life-like tiger immediately displayed before the eyes.
    再看那虎灯，制作好框架后，用闪闪发亮的金纸糊住框架，这样，一只栩栩如生的老虎就立刻展现在了眼前。
27. The superpower was suddenly revealed as a paper tiger.
    这个超级大国一下子暴露出纸老虎的真面目。
28. But you can bet that the Chery won't remain a paper tiger much longer.
    但我们会看到奇瑞很快不会再是一只纸老虎了。
29. It appears that the SEC is powerless to act," he said. "The watchdog is a paper tiger.
    火速崩溃呈现了证券交易委员会行动无力”，“监察人如同一个纸老虎”。
30. This paper make a probe into protecting wild tiger in the national natural reserve reserve of Hupin mountain in Hunan province, which is one of two habitat with enough area.
    湖南壶瓶山国家级自然保护区是我国“目前仅有的两处具有合适面积的华南虎栖息地”。就如何拯救保护区华南虎做了初步的研究探讨，并提出了拯救方案。

noun

1. the nature of a person or organization that appears powerful but is actually powerless and ineffectual
   1. he reminded Mao that the paper tiger had nuclear teeth