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DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔LITTLE〕The United States pledge of $100 million to the rainforest fund is a drop in the ocean. 美国许诺向雨林基金提供的一亿美元只是杯水车薪。朗文写作活用〔LITTLE〕Third World debt is so massive that recent pledges to reduce it are just a drop in the bucket. 第三世界的债务如此庞大，最近承诺的减免也只是杯水车薪。朗文写作活用〔drop〕This money is just a drop in the ocean compared to what's needed.与所需要的相比，这点儿钱远远不够，只是杯水车薪。麦克米伦高阶〔scratch/scrape the surface〕The amount of aid that has been offered is hardly going to scratch the surface of the problem.所提供的救援物资很少，对于解决问题只是杯水车薪。剑桥高阶 |