"make a mountain out of a molehill" 怎么发音
expression
MAYK uh MOWN-tuhn OWT uh MOHL-hil
MAYK uh MOWN-tin OWT ov MOHL-hil
释义
To make a small problem seem much bigger or more serious than it really is.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈmeɪk/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈmaʊntən/ /ˈaʊt/ /ˈəv/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈmoʊɫˌhɪɫ
英式英语
mˈeɪk/ /æɪ/ /mˈaʊntɪn/ /ˈaʊt/ /ˈɒv/ /æɪ/ /mˈəʊlhɪl
简化发音
美式
MAYK uh MOWN-tuhn OWT uh MOHL-hil
英式
MAYK uh MOWN-tin OWT ov MOHL-hil
语境中听
Don't make a mountain out of a molehill—it's just a tiny scratch.
He often makes a mountain out of a molehill when he loses something.
Try not to make a mountain out of a molehill about your homework mistake.
She tends to make a mountain out of a molehill whenever things don't go her way.