a storm in a teacup
/ə ˌstɔːm ɪn ə ˈtiːkʌp/INFORMAL · B2
中文對應近似對應
大驚小怪
字面意思: «茶杯裡的風暴»
意思
a lot of anger or worry about something unimportant
為小事引起的一場憤怒或擔憂.
例句
- 1The row over the office fridge was a storm in a teacup, and everyone forgot it by lunchtime.
- 2Don't worry about the angry comments online; it's just a storm in a teacup.
- 3The fuss about the new uniform turned out to be a storm in a teacup, and nobody complains now.
- 4The whole village was furious about the parking signs for a week, but it was a storm in a teacup.
- 5Was the argument between the two neighbours serious, or just a storm in a teacup?
文法
可數名詞片語,通常用在 be 之後,常加 just 或 only。美式英語說 a tempest in a teapot。
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