Make a mountain out of a molehill
夸大其词,大惊小怪,庸人自扰,小题大作
🧩 词语组成解析
make
[mek]
vt. 做，制造;生产，制定;使成为;使产生;
vi. 开始;尝试;行进;增大;
n. 制造;生产量;性格;形状，样式;
out
[aʊt]
adv. 出局;在外，在外部;完全，彻底;出版;
prep. （表示来源）从;（从…里）出来;（表示不在原状态）脱离;离去;
vt. 使熄灭;揭露;驱逐;
adj. 外面的;出局的;下台的;外围的;
n. 不流行;出局;
of
[əv]
prep. 关于;属于…的;由…制成;
aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气];
molehill
[['məuˌhil]]
n. 鼹鼠丘, 琐事
🗣️ 情景例句
I'm sorry but the food was late and it was cold when it got here. I don't think I want to pay.
真抱歉饭菜上晚了，而且它上桌时已经变冷了，所以我不想为此付账。
You have to change at chicago station.
你必须要在芝加哥站转车。
'Jumbo must weigh a few tons,' said a policeman afterwards, 'so it was fortunate that we didn't have to carry him.
“江伯一定有好几吨重，”一个警察事后这样说，“值得庆幸的是它没让我们抬它走。