molehill

[US]/'məʊlhɪl/
[UK]/ˈmolˌhɪl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 鼴鼠丘;瑣事;小困難
Word Forms
複數molehills

Example Sentences

making a mountain out of a molehill

小題大做

don't make a molehill out of a mountain

不要小題大做

turning a molehill into a mountain

把小事變成大事

a molehill of problems

一堆問題

overcoming a molehill of obstacles

克服一堆障礙

the issue is just a molehill

這個問題只是小事

feeling like a molehill in comparison

感覺像小事一樣

a molehill in the grand scheme of things

在大局中只是小事

Real-world Examples

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

而利用更先進的望遠鏡,我們可能還會觀察到鼴丘,甚至是鼴鼠。

Source: 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字的論文而已,不要再小題大做了!

Source: BBC Authentic English

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

用鼴丘堆座山!我不會堆山的,我沒有那個時間。

Source: BBC Authentic English

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

如果你將小問題變成了大問題,你就小題大做(make a mountain out of a molehill)了。

Source: VOA Vocabulary Explanation

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

所以這個短語的意思是小題大做。

Source: BBC Authentic English

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

這個短語的意思是小題大做。

Source: BBC Authentic English

He was making a mountain out of a molehill.

他小題大做了。

Source: Gentleman Thief

Let freedom ring from every hill and molehill of Mississippi.

讓自由之聲響徹密西西比州的每一座山丘。

Source: 202330

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

巨大的心理麻煩山變成了小丘,新的想法和行爲很快就平息了。

Source: The virtues of human nature.

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

原來是有人小題大作了。

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

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