paper tiger

英 美
  • n.纸老虎
  • paper n.纸；文件；报纸；论文；票据；壁纸v.用纸包；用纸糊；贴壁纸adj.纸制的；似纸的；有名无实的
  • tiger n.老虎；凶残之人

详细释义

Noun:
  1. the nature of a person or organization that appears powerful but is actually powerless and ineffectual;

    "he reminded Mao that the paper tiger had nuclear teeth"

双语例句

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. They claim that the alliance is only a paper tiger.
      他们说那联盟只不过是纸老虎。
    2. All difficulties are also paper tigers.
      一切困难也都是纸老虎。

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