molehill

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A small mound of earth created by a mole's burrowing underneath the surface of the ground.
动词 v.
  1. To exaggerate a problem and perceive it as larger or worse than it actually is.
    — As Brazil faced the mountainous task of completing an Olympic venue before the opening ceremony, Chinese netizens got busy molehilling a remark by a Rio construction manager about their China supplier.

词形变化

molehills plural molehills present,singular,third-person molehilling participle,present molehilled participle,past molehilled past

词源

词源 1
From mole + hill. The verb sense comes from the idiom make a mountain out of a molehill.
词源 2
From mole + hill. The verb sense comes from the idiom make a mountain out of a molehill.
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