a storm in a teacup

a storm in a teacup读音音标

英 [ə stɔ:m in ə ˈti:ˌkʌp]

美 [e stɔrm ɪn e ˈtiˌkʌp]

a storm in a teacup意思解释

n.

茶杯里掀起的大风暴；

小事引起的轩然大波；

小题大做；

大惊小怪

双语例句

用作名词(n.)That\'s why we\'re making such a fuss over her.所以我们才为她这么小题大作。It seems like making a great disturbance about nothing particular.看来好象是小题大作。I don\'t want to make a fuss over such a trifle.我不想为这种小事大惊小怪。The old lady thought he was a fussy creature.老妇人认为他是个大惊小怪的家伙。