释义 |
paper tigerˌpaper ˈtiger noun [countable] - But it remains difficult to see how the paper tiger can avoid being shredded over the next two or three years.
- Is it only a paper tiger, or does it really have teeth?
- That was only the first occasion that Chairman Khrushchev reminded Chairman Mao that the paper tiger had nuclear teeth.
an enemy or opponent who seems powerful but actually is not |