单词 | a drop in the bucket |
释义 | a drop in the bucket a drop in the bucket n: US, informal, figurative (amount: trivial) (非正式用语) SC 九牛一毛,沧海一栗 jiǔ niú yì máo,cāng hǎi yí lì TC 滄海一栗 The U.S. needs to redevelop passenger rail; Amtrak funding is just a drop in the bucket. a drop in the bucket n: US, informal, figurative ([sth]: inconsequential) SC 杯水车薪 bēi shuǐ chē xīn TC 杯水車薪 a drop in the ocean (UK), a drop in the bucket (US) n: UK, figurative, informal (amount: trivial) SC 沧海一栗 cāng hǎi yí lì TC 滄海一栗 The money I give to charity is a drop in the ocean compared to some people. a drop in the ocean n: UK, figurative, informal ([sth]: inconsequential) SC 微不足道, 无足轻重 |
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