n.<主英>茶杯里掀起的大风暴; 小事引起的轩然大波; 小题大做; 大惊小怪
小题大作，大惊小怪
They are continually quarreling, but it is usually a storm in a teacup.───他们常常为了一点鸡毛蒜皮的事而争吵不休.
Their arguments were like a storm in a teacup.───他们的争论是小题大做.
The people next door are continually quarreling, but it is usually a storm in a teacup.───隔壁屋的住户老是争吵不休, 常常是为了点鸡毛蒜皮而破口大骂.
She won't be angry for long; its only a storm in a teacup.───她不会生气很久的, 不过是小题大作.
It's just a storm in a teacup!───没什么可大惊小怪的!
His anger was unreasonable, a storm in a teacup.───他发怒毫无道理, 只是小题大做.
Yet for all that, occasionally they also will have a storm in a teacup.───尽管如此, 小两口偶然也会有小风波的.
Both are trying to present the disagreement as a storm in a teacup.───双方都想拿这个小分歧做大文章。
Nothing serious , just a storm in a teacup.───究竟是什么事呢?
His anger was unreasonable, a storm in a teacup.
It's just a storm in a teacup.
The succession issue seems rather a storm in a teacup to me.
Their arguments were like a storm in a teacup.
But Mr Tait described the row as a storm in a teacup.
However, it's a storm in a teacup.
Nothing serious , just a storm in a teacup.
Both are trying to present the disagreement as a storm in a teacup.
Others sink in what outsiders might regard as a storm in a teacup.
storm in a teacup───小题大做；小事引起的大风波
tempest in a teacup───茶杯里的暴风雨
a port in a storm───风暴中的港口
a tempest in a teapot───大惊小怪