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

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

A dissertation should "make a mountain out of a molehill"
博士论文要“小题大做”
My mountain is higher than your molehill.
我的山要比你的丘陵高。
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。
Breaking out the yardstick to determine mountain from molehill can sometimes help clear your head.
有时候，拿尺子来区分大山、小丘可以帮你清晰头脑。
You are not hurt badly. Stop trying to make a mountain out of a molehill with crying.
你的伤并不重，不要小题大做，这么放声大哭。
Aren't we all making a mountain out of a molehill?
我们不都是在小题大做吗？
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。
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）。
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。
An old, close-bitten pasture, with a footpath wandering across it and a molehill here and there.
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。