a drop in the bucket是什么意思

a drop in the bucket是什么意思

字面意思 桶里的一滴水 即 沧海一粟
A very small proportion of the whole."A drop in the bucket" is not important because it is a tiny amount when compared to the larger whole.

例:My knowledge in the field is but a drop in the bucket .
唉，我那点知识不过是本学科的沧海一粟。

1. 翻译： a drop in the bucket：n.    杯水车薪; 九牛一毛，沧海一粟 2. 例句： 1.I see, so a million virus is just a drop in the bucket when you have a hundred trillion cells. 我明白了，所以当你有一百兆个细胞时，一百万个病毒只是沧海一粟。 2.Here is another example.Joe donated$ 20 to help people in Haiti after the earthquake, even though$ 20 was just a drop in the bucket. 海地地震后，Joe给灾民捐了20美元，尽管这只是很小的一笔钱。

微不足道的意思 例句 the amount being spent on basic research is a drop in the bucket. 花费在基础研究上的钱微不足道。 in fact, the total resources of the hospital services would furnish no more than a drop in the bucket by comparison with the need of the community. 实际上，与社会需要相比，这所医院能够提供的全部救助是很微小的。 a drop in the ocean 沧海一粟