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cry wolf

/ˌkraɪ ˈwʊlf/◆成语
故意制造假警报

The boy cried wolf so many times that no one believed him when wolves actually came.

那个男孩儿多次故意制造假警报,结果真的有狼来时没人相信他了。


◆ 真正含义
通过反复撒谎或夸大问题,使他人对真正的危险失去警惕或信任。
¶ 字面意思
字面意思是"喊狼来了",即发出狼来袭的警报。
字面拆解
cry喊叫;发出声音+wolf狼(动物)
非正式

故意发出虚假警报以欺骗他人,使他人对真正的危险失去警惕。

Don't cry wolf about the project deadline unless you really need an extension.

除非你真的需要延期,否则别故意制造假警报说项目截止日期快到了。

The company cried wolf about financial trouble to get more funding, but their profits were actually rising.

公司为了获得更多资金故意制造财务困境的假象,但他们的利润实际上在上升。

常用于批评那些为达到个人目的而故意夸大或捏造问题的人。

搭配

accused of crying wolf被指责故意制造假警报keep crying wolf不断制造假警报

同义词

raise a false alarmsound a false alarmcry fire

反义词

warn genuinelyalert sincerely

相关短语

wolf in sheep's clothing成语
披着羊皮的狼(伪装的危险)
cry for the moon成语
痴心妄想

专业提示

如何区分"cry wolf"与"raise a false alarm"

"cry wolf"强调的是通过虚假警报达到欺骗目的,通常出于自私动机;而"raise a false alarm"仅指发出虚假警报,不一定涉及欺骗意图。例如:"The manager raised a false alarm about the project delay to cover his own mistake."(经理为掩盖自己的错误而发出项目延期的虚假警报)这里未必是欺骗,可能只是隐瞒责任。

黄金法则

使用场景

1. 批评他人为达到个人目的而反复撒谎或夸大问题时。 2. 警告他人不要轻信反复出现的虚假警报。 3. 形容组织或个人因过度夸大问题而失去他人信任的情况。

词源

源自《伊索寓言》中的故事《狼来了》(Aesop's Fables: "The Boy Who Cried Wolf")。故事中一个放羊的男孩为了好玩多次大喊"狼来了",村民们闻讯赶来却发现是骗局。最后狼真的来了,村民们再也不相信他。该习语自此用于形容那些为欺骗他人而反复撒谎的人。

用法说明

1. 通常用于批评那些为达到个人目的(如获得关注、延期、资源等)而故意夸大或捏造问题的人。 2. 不要与"虚报警情"混淆,后者更强调报告虚假信息,而前者侧重于通过虚假信息达到欺骗目的。 3. 在正式场合可用"raise a false alarm"替代。

单词拆解

cry
喊叫;发出警报
verb
+
wolf
狼(此处象征危险或威胁)
noun
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