名詞 paper tiger:

1. the nature of a person or organization that appears powerful but is actually powerless and ineffectual

1. The managing director has the nominal power but he is a paper tiger and it is his assistant who actually runs the company.
   總經(jīng)理名義上有權(quán)，可卻是一只紙老虎，實際管理著公司的是他的助手。
2. As he pointed out, all reactionaries are paper tiger.
   正如他所指出的那樣，一切反動派都是紙老虎。