| 释义 |
●a ˌpaper ˈtigera person or thing that is less strong, powerful, dangerous, etc. than they/it appears 纸老虎；外强中干的人◆He claimed that the enemies of his party were paper tigers and not to be feared.
他宣称他的政党的对手只是纸老虎，没什么可怕的。 ORIGIN This is a translation of a Chinese expression that became well known when it was used by Mao Zedong. 这个习语是一个汉语表达法的直译，因毛泽东的使用而家喻户晓。 |