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.- 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。
- The British press, making a mountain out of a molehill, precipitated an unnecessary economic crisis.
英英释义
noun
- a mound of earth made by moles while burrowing
双语例句
- 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。 - 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。 - My mountain is higher than your molehill.
我的山要比你的丘陵高。 - 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。 - 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。 - Don't make a mountain out of a molehill.
不要小题大做，人体艺术图片。 - Aren't we all making a mountain out of a molehill?
我们不都是在小题大做吗？ - 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。 - He stumbled over a molehill.
他被个鼹鼠丘绊了一跤。