| 单词 | paper tiger |
| 释义 | paper tigerSEE SYNONYMS FOR paper tiger ON THESAURUS.COM nouna person, group, nation, or thing that has the appearance of strength or power but is actually weak or ineffectual. Origin of paper tigerFirst recorded in 1945–50 Words nearby paper tigerpaper profit, paper-pusher, paper-shelled, paper tape, paper-thin, paper tiger, paper trail, paper-train, paper wasp, paperweight, paper-white narcissus Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for paper tigerpaper tiger nouna nation, institution, etc, that appears powerful but is in fact weak or insignificant Word Origin for paper tigerC20: translation of a Chinese phrase first applied to the US Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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