molehill

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n. 鼹鼠丘, 琐事

发音

其它 /ˈməʊlhɪl/

词形变化

molehills 复数 molehills molehilled molehilling molehills 三单 molehilling 现在分词 molehilled 过去式 molehilled 过去分词

别名

mole hill

教材释义与例句

名词

（由鼹鼠打洞扒出的泥土堆成的）鼹鼠丘；琐事；无意义的事；小困难（或障碍）

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A small mound of earth created by a mole's burrowing underneath the surface of the ground.

v.
  1. 1.

    To exaggerate a problem and perceive it as larger or worse than it actually is.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 5

mound hammock knoll hillock hummock

相关短语

Molehill Green molehill mountaineer molehill mountaineers make a mountain out of a molehill 夸大其词,大惊小怪,庸人自扰,小题大作 makes a mountain out of a molehill making a mountain out of a molehill made a mountain out of a molehill

词源

From mole + hill. The verb sense comes from the idiom make a mountain out of a molehill.

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