"paper tiger" 怎么发音
expression
ˈpeɪpɝ/ /ˈtaɪɡɝ
PAY-per TY-ger
pˈeɪpɐ/ /tˈaɪɡɐ
PAY-puh TY-guh
释义
A "paper tiger" is someone or something that seems powerful or threatening but is actually weak and unable to act on its threats.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈpeɪpɝ/ /ˈtaɪɡɝ
英式英语
pˈeɪpɐ/ /tˈaɪɡɐ
简化发音
美式
PAY-per TY-ger
英式
PAY-puh TY-guh
语境中听
Many people thought the army was strong, but it was just a paper tiger.
The new rule sounds strict, but it's a paper tiger.
Everyone feared the boss, but he turned out to be a paper tiger.
That company looks huge, but it’s a paper tiger—they don’t really have many clients.