英语词组a drop in the ocean是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

idioma drop in the ocean(also a drop in the bucket AmE)a very small amount of something compared with the amount that you need or want:We don't have the same government support that other organizations do. What we get is just a drop in the bucket.A lot of progress has been made in the war against illiteracy, but it's really only a drop in the ocean if we're trying to change the whole system.

drop in the ocean

A tiny amount, especially when compared to a much larger one. I'm glad Tony started repaying the money he borrowed from me, but the five dollars he gave me yesterday is just a drop in the ocean compared to what he still owes.

a drop in the ocean

BRITISH or

a drop in the bucket

AMERICAN

COMMON If something, especially an amount of money, is a drop in the ocean, it is very small in comparison with the amount which is needed or expected. The size of the grants have been attacked by welfare groups as merely a drop in the ocean. The amount of mercury would be minuscule, a drop in the bucket compared to natural sources such as bacteria in soils. Note: This expression may come from a line in the Bible: `Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance.' (Isaiah 40:15)

a drop in the ocean (or in a bucket)

a very small amount compared with what is needed or expected.

1995 Ian Rankin Let It Bleed A few million was a drop in the ocean, hardly a ripple.

a ˌdrop in the ˈocean

(British English) (American English a ˌdrop in the ˈbucket) a very small amount in comparison to the much larger amount that is needed: $10 million is only a drop in the ocean compared to what is needed to help these people effectively.

词组	a drop in the ocean
释义	Idiom a drop in the ocean British, American & Australian, American a very small amount in comparison to the amount that is needed. A hundred thousand may seem a lot but it's a drop in the ocean compared to the millions that need to be spent. idioma drop in the ocean(also a drop in the bucket AmE)a very small amount of something compared with the amount that you need or want:We don't have the same government support that other organizations do. What we get is just a drop in the bucket.A lot of progress has been made in the war against illiteracy, but it's really only a drop in the ocean if we're trying to change the whole system. drop in the ocean A tiny amount, especially when compared to a much larger one. I'm glad Tony started repaying the money he borrowed from me, but the five dollars he gave me yesterday is just a drop in the ocean compared to what he still owes. a drop in the ocean BRITISH or a drop in the bucket AMERICAN COMMON If something, especially an amount of money, is a drop in the ocean, it is very small in comparison with the amount which is needed or expected. The size of the grants have been attacked by welfare groups as merely a drop in the ocean. The amount of mercury would be minuscule, a drop in the bucket compared to natural sources such as bacteria in soils. Note: This expression may come from a line in the Bible: `Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance.' (Isaiah 40:15) a drop in the ocean (or in a bucket) a very small amount compared with what is needed or expected. 1995 Ian Rankin Let It Bleed A few million was a drop in the ocean, hardly a ripple. a ˌdrop in the ˈocean (British English) (American English a ˌdrop in the ˈbucket) a very small amount in comparison to the much larger amount that is needed: $10 million is only a drop in the ocean compared to what is needed to help these people effectively.
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