cry wolf story 寓言故事
cry wolf warning 虚假警报
cry wolf effect 信任丧失效应
don't cry wolf 不要谎报
cry wolf habit 习惯性夸大
1. If you cry wolf too often, people will stop believing you.
如果你总是谎报，别人就不会再相信你。
2. He tends to cry wolf about small problems.
他总是把小问题说得很严重。
3. The manager warned him not to cry wolf again.
经理警告他不要再谎报情况。
A: Why didn’t anyone come to help?
A：为什么没人来帮忙？
B: Because he often cries wolf.
B：因为他经常谎报情况。
1) 谎报危险导致失去信任
2) 夸大问题或制造虚假警报
3) 多次不可信行为的结果
1. 谎报危险；虚假警报
e.g. Don’t cry wolf or no one will help you.
不要谎报，否则没人会帮助你。
2. 失去信任的行为
e.g. He cried wolf too many times.
他谎报太多次了。
verb phrase (idiom)
1. To raise a false alarm or give a warning that is not true, causing others to stop believing you.
Synonym: false alarm, exaggerate