Paper tiger
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纸老虎, 虚张声势的人
someone or something that looks frightening, dangerous, or strong while in reality, they are not
习语
非正式
语法信息
有生性状态
抽象
形态构成
复合词
可数
复数形式
paper tigers
例子
The dictator's aggressive rhetoric turned out to be a "paper tiger" as his military lacked the necessary resources for a sustained conflict.
独裁者的激进言辞原来是纸老虎，因为他的军队缺乏持续冲突所需的资源。
