| 释义 |
paper tiger
noun[ C ]
disapprovinguk /ˌpeɪ.pə ˈtaɪ.ɡər/ us /ˌpeɪ.pɚ ˈtaɪ.ɡɚ/
something, such as an enemy or foreign country, that seems very strong and dangerous but is really weak and not harmful: 纸老虎（指外强中干的敌人或国家）
The Soviet Union was suddenly revealed as a paper tiger.苏联突然被揭出了纸老虎的原形。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Weakness and vulnerability
Achilles heel
asthenia
at a low ebbidiom
atonic
atony
fragile
fragility
frail
glass jaw
helpless
shakiness
shaky
sitting duck
sitting target
soft target
weakling
weakly
weakness
weedy
wetly
|