molehill

[美]/'məʊlhɪl/
[英]/ˈmolˌhɪl/
词频: 极高

释义

n. 鼹鼠丘;琐事;小困难
词形变化
复数molehills

例句

making a mountain out of a molehill

小题大做

don't make a molehill out of a mountain

不要小题大做

turning a molehill into a mountain

把小事变成大事

a molehill of problems

一堆问题

overcoming a molehill of obstacles

克服一堆障碍

the issue is just a molehill

这个问题只是小事

feeling like a molehill in comparison

感觉像小事一样

a molehill in the grand scheme of things

在大局中只是小事

原声例句

And with even better telescopes, maybe molehills. Or even moles.

而利用更先进的望远镜,我们可能还会观察到鼹丘,甚至是鼹鼠。

来源: Science in 60 Seconds: August 2018 Collection

It's only a 2000-word essay — stop making a mountain out of a molehill!

只是一篇2000字的论文而已,不要再小题大做了!

来源: BBC Authentic English

Making a mountain out of a molehill! I won't be making any mountains, I haven't got time.

用鼹丘堆座山!我不会堆山的,我没有那个时间。

来源: BBC Authentic English

If you make a small problem into a bigger one, you have made a mountain out of a molehill.

如果你将小问题变成了大问题,你就小题大做(make a mountain out of a molehill)了。

来源: VOA Vocabulary Explanation

So — making a mountain out of a molehill means making a small problem seem like a big one.

所以这个短语的意思是小题大做。

来源: BBC Authentic English

The phrase 'to make a mountain out of molehill' means you're making a big issue out of a small issue.

这个短语的意思是小题大做。

来源: BBC Authentic English

He was making a mountain out of a molehill.

他小题大做了。

来源: Gentleman Thief

Let freedom ring from every hill and molehill of Mississippi.

让自由之声响彻密西西比州的每一座山丘。

来源: 202330

The large mental mountains of trouble become minute molehills that new thoughts and acts quickly smooth down.

巨大的心理麻烦山变成了小丘,新的想法和行为很快就平息了。

来源: The virtues of human nature.

Turns out, someone made a mountain out of a molehill.

原来是有人小题大作了。

来源: The American TV series "Atypical" Season 1 and Season 2.

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