汉英词典
MEANING OF 雷声大，雨点小
雷声大，雨点小
(雷聲大，雨點小)
(雷聲大，雨點小)
loud thunder, but only tiny drops of rain (idiom); a lot of talk, but no action / action speaks louder than words / his bite is worse than his bark
Metaphorically, it creates great momentum for doing things, but few actual actions
比喻话说得很有气势或计划订得很大而实际行动却很少。
| EXAMPLE SENTENCES | ||
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雷声大，雨点小。 Big thunder, little rain. | ||
乌云雷声大，雨点小。 Black clouds thunder a great deal, but rain little. | ||
他说的话吓不倒我——不过是雷声大，雨点小。 I wasn't frightened by what he said, it was just bluster. | ||
