| 单词 | paper tiger |
| 例句 | It’s truly nothing more than a toothless paper tiger that need never ever exist, and if it does exist, it need never progress. Galley Girl: Bill Clinton Has a Healthy Appetite for Diet Books 2012-01-02T15:51:03Z Mao: The atom bomb is a paper tiger. The Amazin’ Mets’ Wives on the Brink in 1969 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z Of course that Celtic Tiger soon reveals itself to be a paper tiger, and Eoin and his countrymen lose everything in the financial crisis. | 'The Parting Glass': The Unluck of the Irish in Love, Soccer and Business 2011-07-24T21:59:13Z “We were planning to make some gains and take prisoners to exchange them. This army was a paper tiger.” Senior Hamas official says Iran, Hezbollah had no role in Israel incursion, but will help if needed 2023-10-09T04:00:00Z It has shown to the world that Russia is in fact the paper tiger, and that the real challenge to American supremacy is actually China, not Russia. ‘The Biden administration is not God’: Turkish Cypriot minister eyes progress on recognition 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z Never mind that Tom Collins was a figure of the late Victorian imagination, a paper tiger used purely to agitate and dismay one’s friends for the purposes of entertainment. The Tom Collins is a seriously classic cocktail, but its origin is a joke 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z Additionally, the judge wondered why the district attorney sent the notice to multiple local law enforcement officials “if, as he now claims, his notice is merely a paper tiger and nothing more.” Officials can’t interfere with local Tennessee Pride festival under anti-drag law, judge rules 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z “I just think it’s a paper tiger of an argument,” she said. Abortion-ban states pour millions into pregnancy centers offering little medical care 2023-08-31T04:00:00Z Trump is a predator but he is also a type of paper tiger. How Trump may be coping with being caught 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z "Before, the virus was as fierce as a tiger, but now it is a paper tiger," the contributor wrote last week. Inside China's fight over the future of zero-COVID 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z They also show that the far left is something of a paper tiger, with disproportionate influence on social media and within urban Democratic powerhouses but with a relatively small constituency in the party nationwide. Opinion | Mainstream Democrats romped in the primaries. Republicans went full MAGA. 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z “When we feel desperate,” they wrote, “the credit system is a paper tiger for us, a shackle that can be thrown into the trash at any time.” As China’s Economy Stumbles, Homeowners Boycott Mortgage Payments 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z “This,” he said, “gives me a lot of hope that the gas weapon will be not only a paper tiger but will backfire.” Once Best Friends, Bulgaria Takes a Stand Against Russia 2022-05-11T04:00:00Z The women’s movement, she added, was a “paper tiger” that claimed to speak for the masses but whose roar was bigger than its bite. Midge Decter, social critic and leader of neoconservative movement, dies at 94 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z The law "is a bit of a paper tiger and presidents have routinely run afoul of its provisions", he says. How big are Donald Trump's legal problems? 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z It appears that authoritarians both here and abroad started to buy their own propaganda about how liberal democracy is a paper tiger. Putin's war crimes — and his military failures — are making his GOP apologists squirm 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z The Chinese Communist Party-affiliated Global Times dismissed the general’s remarks, noting “the only lesson we learn is that the U.S. is a paper tiger.” Pacific general vows ‘robust’ response to China attack 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z In posts below it, users called the United States a “warmonger” and a “paper tiger.” Why the Chinese Internet Is Cheering Russia’s Invasion 2022-02-27T05:00:00Z Fingers crossed that omicron is a paper tiger. Opinion | Mayor Bowser’s vaccine mandate is right for D.C. It’s just not enough. 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z The reference is to the manufactured confrontation by Britain over the Suez Canal in 1956, after which the British Empire, which by that time existed in name only, became manifestly a paper tiger. America in 2021: From the end of empire to the prospect of a new civil war 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z If a Meadows referral were to come out the other way, it could once again brand Congress a paper tiger. Column: Can the Jan. 6 committee corral prime witness Mark Meadows? It's tricky 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z Cortese calls the industry’s gun safety guidelines “a paper tiger” because, as “Rust” proved, they can too easily be ignored. 'Rust' showed more gun control is needed on movie sets. This California lawmaker is working on it 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z Mr. Brnovich, in his letter to the Justice Department, said those assurances fell short, calling the measures “a paper tiger.” Facebook users allowed to share advice, tips on crossing border illegally 2021-10-17T04:00:00Z The aggressive endorsement strategy also is a gamble for Trump himself: If his candidates lose, he may end up looking like a paper tiger. Mar-a-Lago primary: Trump wields power with endorsements, but some in GOP fear midterm damage 2021-07-25T04:00:00Z After these high-profile losses, it’s worth asking: Is the Democratic left a paper tiger? Opinion | The Democratic left was defeated in New York City. That doesn’t mean it’s a paper tiger. 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z “Some young people don’t get it. They think the Communist Party is a paper tiger,” he said. ‘A Form of Brainwashing’: China Remakes Hong Kong 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z “It’s a paper tiger system,” said Jill Rutter, a former civil servant who is now a senior research fellow at the U.K. in a Changing Europe, a think tank based in London. ‘It’s a Paper Tiger.’ Britain’s Lobby Laws Under Fire as Johnson Fights ‘Sleaze’ Label 2021-04-23T04:00:00Z Perhaps perceiving both that Trump has become a paper tiger and that his incitement of violence is irretrievably beyond the pale, they’ve begun to speak out. Column: Did tech companies go too far in banning President Trump? The answer is no 2021-01-09T05:00:00Z “After all our efforts, hope and aspirations, Alaska will look like the proverbial paper tiger,” he wrote. Sale of Arctic Drilling Leases Draws an Unusual Taker. It May Be the Only One. 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z “Right now the death penalty is a bit of a paper tiger in Virginia because juries just are not returning that sentence,” said Michael Stone, executive director of Virginians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty. Virginia advocates set to try again on death penalty repeal 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z With Trump the United States is a paper tiger. CNN's Jim Sciutto: Vladimir Putin has seduced Trump — now the world sees America as weak 2020-09-15T04:00:00Z “I don’t care what other people say. I’m no paper tiger.” Louis P. Sheldon, inflammatory anti-gay crusader of ‘traditional values,’ dies at 85 2020-06-06T04:00:00Z In his May 6 Wednesday Opinion column, “Is Huawei a paper tiger?,” Opinion | Was China to blame for the pandemic? Depends on whom you ask. 2020-05-10T04:00:00Z “There were dueling perceptions both in Tehran and in Washington that the other side was a paper tiger,” said Karim Sadjadpour, an Iran expert at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. How Months of Miscalculation Led the U.S. and Iran to the Brink of War 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z The Americans are a paper tiger,’” he said. Philippines president Duterte moves to scrap military pact with U.S. 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z A paper tiger of a background check system is not much of a deterrent to abuse. Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z M.B.Z. appears to have sensed that Tehran was starting to see Trump as a paper tiger — leaving the U.A.E. dangerously exposed to further Iranian aggression. Mohammed bin Zayed’s Dark Vision of the Middle East’s Future 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z His decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria, for example, raised the characterization of Trump as a paper tiger. How Trump’s North Korea nuclear talks gambit came undone 2019-12-22T05:00:00Z But the point is the players must be free to decide for themselves, not bound to the creaky dictats of a paper tiger governing body. Paltry fines and spineless words helped create the scenes in Sofia | Barney Ronay 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z The prime minister is a “lone rider on a paper tiger,” said a headline in the Haaretz newspaper. Israelis see Trump’s Syria pullout as a betrayal that could help unravel the region 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z It’s about time someone emphasized the reality that Trump is a paper tiger. What sleazy deal did Trump make with Erdogan? We don't know — but the mind reels 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z This left the EBA looking like a poorly resourced “paper tiger”, only able to issue guidelines to national regulators, lawmakers said on Thursday. Facebook's Libra falls into 'big gap' in EU rules: regulator 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z “He’s a paper tiger,” Mr. Scaramucci told Vanity Fair last week. Anthony Scaramucci cashes in on Trump feud: ‘So far, he hasn’t laid a glove on me’ 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z “How do you respond to a paper tiger? You just respond with more aggression, because you start to downplay the threats and the real consequences of your actions.” Analysis | A dangerous confusion at the heart of Trump’s foreign policy 2019-06-21T04:00:00Z But by now they have all figured out that Trump is a paper tiger who growls and roars but ultimately shrinks from war. Opinion | Trump can’t bluff our enemies into surrender 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z The liberal Slate said the ex-veep's rivals view him as a "paper tiger": Why the media are convinced Joe Biden will implode 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z But the University and College Union said its "lightweight" report exposed the regulator as a "paper tiger". Some uni chiefs' pay 13 times staff level 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z "To talk but fail to act risks our nation being seen as little more than a paper tiger," he will add. 'Bolder and stronger' armed forces needed 2019-02-10T05:00:00Z The dubious basis for Whitaker’s appointment, however, makes him something of a paper tiger. Forget the shutdown, it’s Mattis that matters 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z Yet it’s a paper tiger achievement: In reality, the United States remains exposed to global energy prices, still affected by the geopolitics of the Middle East. U.S. becomes a net oil exporter for the first time in 75 years — if only briefly 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z “But I hope that we don’t now say that this guy was a paper tiger because our guys steamrollered all over him. I hope somebody says that our guys were pretty good.” Gen. Ronald Griffith, Gulf War commander and Army vice chief of staff, dies at 82 2018-07-24T04:00:00Z The Republican looks like even more of a paper tiger now. After vowing to get tough, Trump retreats on China (again) 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z The UK needs a bolder and stronger armed forces prepared to use "hard power" or risk being seen as a "paper tiger", the defence secretary will say. 'Bolder and stronger' armed forces needed 2019-02-10T05:00:00Z The legal scholars interviewed by The Times all stressed that the law is a paper tiger that has never been seriously enforced. Trump Calls Kerry’s Push for Iran Deal ‘Possibly Illegal.’ Legal Scholars Shrug. 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z The Chinese view Trump as a paper tiger. South Korea Seizes Ship Suspected of Sending Oil to North Korea 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z "Japan should mind that it will face a miserable end should it go recklessly relying on the U.S., which is no more than a paper tiger," it said. China will send a special envoy to North Korea on Friday, signaling a potential thaw – LA Times 2017-11-15T05:00:00Z A superpower repeatedly exposed as a paper tiger by lesser, if more willful, adversaries will not maintain its pre-eminence for long. All the ways game of chicken with Iran could go wrong 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z The Washington Post reported that most senators consider the White House operation to be a paper tiger and simply don’t take the president seriously. At last the world is united — in hating and fearing one man (who only cares about CNN) 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z One senior Republican close to both the White House and many senators called Trump and his political operation “a paper tiger,” noting how many GOP lawmakers feel free “to go their own way.” Who’s afraid of Trump? Not enough Republicans — at least for now. 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z The shame is that a team that on paper looked like a legitimate playoff contender has remained just that – a paper tiger. Mariners continue to take on water, but haven’t sunk yet 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z So they went out and got the Best Available Athlete, who is a real paper tiger. Risky draft move: Seahawks’ trades out of 1st round put brain trust in the heat 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z "American imperialism is a paper tiger," said one user on Weibo, China's version of Twitter. North Korea: Pentagon addresses confusion over strike group - BBC News 2017-04-19T04:00:00Z In anticipation of the summit, Evan Medeiros, an Asia expert at the Eurasia Group, observed that “many in China believe Trump is a ‘paper tiger’ whose focus on short-term gains can be manipulated.” Can Trump Match Xi Jinping’s Game? 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z The hometown Fresno Bee, which supports Democrats, recently ran an editorial calling Mr. Nunes a “paper tiger” who talks a big game but fails to take political risks as intelligence committee chairman. Devin Nunes, Intelligence Committee chairman, firm in partisan fire over Russia probe 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z "It is time that the EU stops performing like a diplomatic paper tiger towards Ankara. Europe must not be led by the nose round the Turkish election arena." Turkey promises harsh retaliation after Netherlands bars ministers 2017-03-12T05:00:00Z Unlike the genuinely worrying authoritarianism of Theresa May’s government – which is backed up with political power – censorship by the left is, at most, a paper tiger. When the freedom to offend is a freedom to harm | Abi Wilkinson 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z “The end result is that Trump just confirmed to the world that he is a paper tiger, a ‘zhilaohu’ — someone that seems threatening but is wholly ineffectual and unable to stomach a challenge.” Trump White House isn’t shy about picking a fight. But not over the one-China policy. 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z “All the trade war threat to China is just the bluffing of a paper tiger,” it said. China urges Trump: be our friend, not our enemy 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z The measure’s success in California will demonstrate that the National Rifle Association, though feared in Congress, is a “paper tiger” that can be defeated in the states, Newsom said. California voters consider even tougher gun control laws 2016-10-08T04:00:00Z Bevin called the federal law a “paper tiger” during an address to a group of preachers at the governor’s mansion last month. Kentucky gov. urges politics at pulpit despite federal law 2016-10-04T04:00:00Z Perceiving the President to be a paper tiger, Assad started to bomb his people without restraint. Obama Puts Syria at Arm’s Length as Carnage Drags On 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z There is no way to starve warmongers of arms, because the International Arms Trade Treaty is a paper tiger. How Many Guns Did the U.S. Lose Track of in Iraq and Afghanistan? Hundreds of Thousands. 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z Trump is a paper tiger if ever there was one. The duplicity of Donald Trump 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z In an address Wednesday night handing Clinton the mantle of the Democratic Party, Obama praised her as the best-qualified person ever to seek the presidency and ridiculed Trump as a paper tiger. As Democrats focus on other issues, GOP decries lack of attention to terror threat 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z Now the Chinese consider the U.S. to be a paper tiger! Tribunal Rejects Beijing’s Claims in South China Sea 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z But Kelly is not just a paper tiger. Kelly finding perfect fit in middle of Colts’ offensive line 2016-05-07T04:00:00Z There is no way to starve warmongers of arms, because the International Arms Trade Treaty is a paper tiger. How Many Guns Did the U.S. Lose Track of in Iraq and Afghanistan? Hundreds of Thousands. 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z Today, China is on the verge of becoming a paper tiger and its economy is slowing dramatically. Why India Matters More for Oil Than China 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z He's proven to be a paper tiger, however. US election: The 11 cards that sum up the Republican race - BBC News 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z As National Security Adviser McGeorge Bundy put it, the “cardinal principle” of U.S. foreign policy was not to be viewed as a “paper tiger.” “Delusional and reflexive invocations of American exceptionalism”: What the GOP field won’t admit about our history may make everything worse 2016-01-02T05:00:00Z The Obama administration clearly doesn’t have the support of Congress or the American people — making the agreement nothing more than a paper tiger,” said Thomas Pyle, president of American Energy Alliance. Obama-backed Paris climate change deal disappoints environmentalists 2015-12-13T05:00:00Z Unfortunately, these regulations are, for the most part, a paper tiger. How to Tell If Your Grass-Fed Beef Is Real 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z As Mr. Khrushchev said, the "paper tiger" has teeth. Robert Kennedy Speaks His Mind in 1963 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z Its army is a paper tiger, with commanders who inflate their ranks with ghost soldiers and claim the extra salaries, but who flee when in danger. The caliphate strikes back 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z Or are some of these outfits more of a paper tiger than a power broker? Walker gets ready for his religious-right audition 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z “But it’s hard to call Jeb a paper tiger at this stage, just because of the financial organization he has.” Is anyone afraid of Jeb Bush? 2015-04-25T04:00:00Z "A new law can't become a paper tiger," Chen said March 7 in Beijing. Revamped environmental law raises hope for cleanup in China 2015-03-14T04:00:00Z Even a paper tiger may be enough to tip the balance here, either uniting factions against a common threat or causing enough fear to drive them apart. Leaks Claim 40 ISIS Cells Are Waiting To Strike Lebanon On the mainland, the state-run Global Times newspaper wrote that "the radical opposition camp is doomed to be a paper tiger", quoting a phrase most associated with Mao Zedong. Hong Kong voters 'would be confused by too many candidates' 2014-09-01T04:00:00Z Republican Sen. Bob Corker called the U.S. a paper tiger. Senators press for more sanctions on Russia 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z “Gillespie may be exposed as a paper tiger when it’s all said and done. Lobbyist, political operator, end of résumé.” Warner kicking off reelection bid with six-day Virginia tour Many former supporters, however, now see it as more of a paper tiger than a real solution. House of Representatives passes 'gutted' NSA surveillance reform 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z "If China just protests, or its counter-actions are not strong enough, this will become a basis for the outside world to judge China as a 'paper tiger'," it says. China media: Abe's Yasukuni shrine visit 2013-12-27T06:58:47Z The concept of the paper tiger is very important. Defying China, U.S. bombers and Japanese planes fly through new air zone 2013-11-27T10:04:31Z The newspaper's website features a video clip of Chinese President Xi Jinping with a paper tiger mask standing over a map of the air zone. China media: Air zone tensions 2013-11-29T07:38:27Z Like every international criminal court, she said, the court is a paper tiger “whose teeth can be only those of the states cooperating with it.” Kenyan Lawmakers Vote to Leave International Court 2013-09-06T00:52:11Z It has shown that his venom toward Washington is the act of a paper tiger, drawing political capital from the antagonisms of the Cold War. Putin Abandons NSA Leaker--and His Own U.S. Antagonism 2013-07-02T16:05:25Z In response to the increased military movement, an American official was quoted as saying the isolated nation was “not a paper tiger” and that its “provocative behavior” should not be dismissed as “pure bluster.” North Korea: Is Kim Jong Un's Bark Worse Than His Bite? 2013-03-30T00:35:25Z In their precincts, he is not even a paper tiger. Viewpoint: President Obama Needs to Stop Campaigning 2013-02-13T22:05:34Z But as we’ve already noted, by any financial measure, the U.S. defense budget would be far from a “paper tiger” that is “unable to keep up” with an adversary like North Korea. Measuring Sequestration's Impact on the Korean Peninsula 2012-09-28T03:05:15Z When it comes to China, Mitt Romney isn’t a trade warrior, he’s a paper tiger.” Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan kick off bus tour of Ohio 2012-09-25T21:02:00Z And it would create a U.S. military akin to a “paper tiger…unable to keep up with potential adversaries.” said Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta. Could Sequestration Harm U.S. Military Power? 2012-09-24T18:35:36Z “The program is basically a paper tiger,” said Mario Salazar, a former senior technical advisor to the Environmental Protection Agency who worked with its injection regulation program for 25 years. The trillion-gallon wastewater loophole 2012-09-22T14:00:00Z "The program is basically a paper tiger," said Mario Salazar, a former senior technical advisor to the Environmental Protection Agency who worked with its injection regulation program for 25 years. Safety Rules for Fracking Disposal Wells Often Ignored 2012-09-20T18:45:00.590Z "Truly, the all-powerful Yin would risk his flowery existence, laughing at this paper tiger, who is mad enough to demand an audience with the Son of Heaven," replied one of the mandarins. The War Tiger Or, Adventures and Wonderful Fortunes of the Young Sea Chief and His Lad Chow: A Tale of the Conquest of China 2012-03-18T02:00:17.620Z Mr. Obama’s Iran strategy, Rick Santorum said recently on “Meet the Press” on NBC, risked turning the United States into a “paper tiger.” Republican Policies for Iran Differ Little From Obama?s 2012-03-06T04:07:06Z And if Panetta plays his political cards right, he may be able to confound predictions of a second, major wave of defense cuts that he says would turn the Pentagon into a "paper tiger." Analysis: Will Panetta stave off deeper cuts to military? 2012-01-05T23:59:19Z “You become a paper tiger and people don’t respect our country.” Romney Leads in Iowa Poll as Santorum Gains Before State Caucus 2012-01-01T19:04:01Z Panetta, who has used apocalyptic terms such as “doomsday,” ‘’hollow force” and “paper tiger” to describe the cuts, said the military would have to rethink its strategy. Panetta says deeper defense cuts would push size of ground force to 1940 level 2011-11-15T08:14:23Z He argued that the United States was fighting communism, not Asian nationalism, and that China would regard the United States as a “paper tiger” if it abandoned the war. Robert A. Scalapino, Scholar of Asian Politics, Dies at 92 2011-11-12T21:03:19Z This is not a credible commitment — and the “resolution authority” created under the Dodd-Frank regulatory legislation is a paper tiger with regard to winding down the biggest banks. Economix Blog: Simon Johnson: Huntsman's Warning on 'Too Big to Fail' 2011-10-20T09:00:31Z Leighton said he felt like a paper tiger because the International Longshore and Warehouse Union clearly ignored a temporary restraining order he issued last week with similar limits. Judge warns Wash. union to halt illegal tactics after 500 storm grain terminal, trap guards 2011-09-09T15:27:05Z In retrospect, I think I prefer being a paper tiger. Book Review: On China by Henry Kissinger 2011-06-23T21:00:00Z Rasmussen last year said European defense risked becoming a “paper tiger.” Gates Says Europe Defense-Spending Lag Risks NATO ‘Irrelevance’ 2011-06-10T09:44:30Z The American soldier was just a paper tiger. The Path of Evil: A Decade of Fear 2011-05-05T05:00:00Z Bin Laden’s ability to escape from the U.S., and his apparent impunity, fed an image in some Islamist quarters of America as a paper tiger — and that encouraged extremists. Nicholas D. Kristof: After Osama bin Laden... 2011-05-02T04:16:20Z "If the Democrats lose, it's a signal in Michigan and Ohio and Indiana that labor is a paper tiger," Trende said. Wisconsin Senate at stake in bids to recall lawmakers 2011-04-26T19:55:46Z Absent funding, the legislation is nothing more than a "paper tiger," said David Acheson, a former assistant commissioner for food protection at the FDA. Senate approves bill to require foodmakers to find ways to prevent contamination 2010-12-01T05:12:00Z “There was a time when China called the United States a ’paper tiger,’” he said. Iran Warns of ?Reduced? Ties With U.N. Inspectors 2010-06-10T09:24:00Z Though a popular target, “McCarran-Ferguson is a bit of a paper tiger,” said Mark Hall, a law professor at Wake Forest University. Are Insurance Companies Still Exempt From Antitrust Laws? 2010-04-23T13:00:00Z |
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