词组 | bark worse than one's bite |
释义 | bark worse than one's biteinformal Sound or speech more frightening or worse than your actions. 〖非正式〗说话严厉但并无恶意;有口无心。◆ The small dog barks savagely, but his bark is worse than his bite.那只小狗叫得很凶,但并不怎么咬人。◆ The boss sometimes talks roughly to the men, but they know that his bark is worse than his bite.老板有时候对雇员很凶,但他们知道他是有口无心。◆ She was always scolding her children, but they knew her bark was worse than her bite.她老是责骂她的孩子,但他们知道她是刀子嘴豆腐心。 |
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