paper tiger

美 [ˌpeɪpər ˈtaɪɡər]英 [ˌpeɪpə ˈtaɪɡə(r)]
  • n.(指人、国家或局势)纸老虎,外强中干者

复数: paper tigers

paper tigerpaper tiger

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

paper tiger

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

noun

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

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  1. He 's really a paper tiger .

    他实际上只是一个纸老虎。

  2. Look ! Was n 't Hitler a paper tiger ?

    你看,希特勒是不是纸老虎?

  3. 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。

  4. English is a " paper tiger " . Its natural enemy is adequate practice .

    英语是个“纸老虎”,它的敌人是足够的练习。

  5. 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。

  6. The superpower was suddenly revealed as a paper tiger .

    这个超级大国一下子暴露出纸老虎的真面目。

  7. Don 't be afraid of him . he 's no more than a paper tiger .

    不用怕他,他只不过是个纸老虎而已。

  8. 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。

  9. As he pointed out , all reactionaries are paper tiger .

    正如他所指出的那样,一切反动派都是纸老虎。

  10. Prizes awarded by the Chongqing paper tiger and Cultural Development Corporation sole sponsor .

    获奖奖品由重庆纸老虎文化发展有限公司独家赞助。

  11. 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。

  12. Thank Chongqing paper tiger and Cultural Development Corporation to sign the notebook TOUCH assembly of strong support .

    感谢重庆纸老虎文化发展有限公司对TOUCH意纸·记事本标志征集活动的大力支持。

  13. 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。

  14. The tsar was just a paper tiger .

    沙皇不过是一只纸老虎。

  15. 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。

  16. Is Chery a paper tiger ?

    奇瑞是一只纸老虎?

  17. 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。

  18. In appearance it is very powerful but in reality it is nothing to be afraid of , it is a paper tiger .

    外表很强,实际上不可怕,纸老虎。

  19. It appears that the SEC is powerless to act ," he said . " The watchdog is a paper tiger .

    火速崩溃呈现了证券交易委员会行动无力”,“监察人如同一个纸老虎”。

  20. 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。

  21. 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。

  22. 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。

  23. 4 : When the Allied forces went into action to free Kuwait , the Iraqi forces gave up after only four days and the Iraqi leader turned out to be a paper tiger .

    他说:盟军发动救援科威特行动仅仅四天伊拉克军队就投降了,可见伊拉克领导人是纸老虎。

  24. For most of the season , Oklahoma City looked like something of a paper tiger & a nice , up-a nd-coming team with a record that made it look better than it really was .

    本赛季的大部分时间里,俄克拉荷马城看起来就像一个纸老虎&有着一个华丽、进取并且看起来比实际上更好的球队。

  25. It seems that the countries of the Americas , Asia and Africa will have to go on quarrelling with the United States till the very end , till the paper tiger is destroyed by the wind and the rain .

    看样子,美洲国家、亚洲非洲国家只有一直同美国吵下去,吵到底,直到风吹雨打把纸老虎打破。