The idiom 'barking at shadows and sounds' means to blindly follow others and echo their opinions without independent thought.
“吠形吠声”比喻盲目跟从别人，人云亦云。
| 成语 | 吠形吠声 |
|---|---|
| 解释 | 比喻跟在别人后面盲目附和。 |
| 出处 | 汉·王符《潜夫论·贤难》：“谚云：‘一犬吠形，百犬吠声’。” |
| 拼音 | fèi xíng fèi shēng |
| 拼音码 | fxfs |
| 近义词 | 吠影吠形、人云亦云 |
| 用法 | 联合式；作谓语、定语；含贬义，用于书面语 |
| 英语 | when one dog barks at a shadow all the others join in < slavishly echo others> |
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