more bark than bite

  1. 嘴巴尖刻而心地并不怎么恶毒;刀子嘴,豆腐心

网络词典

more bark than bite

英 ˈmɔːr bɑːk 美 ˈmɔːr bɑːk
短语 中文翻译:比咬伤更糟的是
同义词: ['more than a bad thing', 'worse than']

例句:

  1. 1.She was more bark than bite when she criticized him.
    她批评他时,比他所说的要严厉得多。
  2. 2. The company's performance was more bark than bite compared to last year.
    与去年相比,该公司的表现差得远。
  3. 3. The new policy is more bark than bite for the average employee.
    对普通员工来说,这项新政策的效果微乎其微。