paper tiger

英 [ˌpeɪpə ˈtaɪɡə(r)]

美 [ˌpeɪpər ˈtaɪɡər]

n.  (指人、国家或局势)纸老虎，外强中干者

牛津词典

noun

• （指人、国家或局势）纸老虎，外强中干者
  a person, a country or a situation that seems or claims to be powerful or dangerous but is not really

柯林斯词典

• 纸老虎；外强中干者
  If you say that an institution, a country, or a person is apaper tiger, you mean that although they seem powerful they do not really have any power.

英英释义

noun

• the nature of a person or organization that appears powerful but is actually powerless and ineffectual
  1. he reminded Mao that the paper tiger had nuclear teeth

双语例句

• But we said that Chiang Kai-shek was only a paper tiger and that we could certainly defeat him.
  但是我们说，蒋介石不过是一个纸老虎，我们一定会打赢他。
• They are themselves a paper tiger, not to mention their stooges.
  他们自己就是纸老虎，更不用说他们的走狗了。
• Your husband acts tough, but he's really a paper tiger.
  你丈夫看似强硬，实际上只是一个纸老虎。
• While it is in fact a paper tiger, that country looks like a huge monster.
  虽然看起来那个国家像个庞然大物，但实际上是一只纸老虎。
• Today, it's safe to say that the Chery Car Company is a paper tiger.
  今天，我们可以说奇瑞公司不过是只“纸老虎”，可那只代表今天。
• Mr Ch á vez may be something of a paper tiger whose anti-American rhetoric is invariably more outlandish than the generally cautious policies pursued by his government.
  查韦斯或许有点像只纸老虎，他的反美言论总是比自己政府执行的谨慎政策更出格。
• But you can bet that the Chery won't remain a paper tiger much longer.
  但我们会看到奇瑞很快不会再是一只纸老虎了。
• In the Paper Tiger system, files are numbered and filed low to high.
  在这个方法中，文件被编号而且由低到高储存。
• I also said that the tsar of Russia was a paper tiger, as were the emperor of China and Japanese imperialism, and see, they were all overthrown.
  我也谈到沙皇是纸老虎，中国皇帝是纸老虎，日本帝国主义是纸老虎，你看，都倒了。
• The paper tiger will be punished for its crimes against this great country, they will one day crumble as fast as they have risen.
  纸老虎终将要为他们对国家所犯下的罪行受到惩罚，而且被消灭的日子也不远了。