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a drop in the bucket

/ə drɑp ɪn ðə ˈbʌkɪt/

(idiom) 杯水车薪, 微不足道

示例:

Our donation was just a drop in the bucket compared to the millions needed for the project.
我们的捐款与项目所需的数百万相比,只是杯水车薪

bits and pieces

/bɪts ənd ˈpiːsɪz/

(idiom) 零碎物品, 零星事物, 零零碎碎

示例:

I've only managed to get a few bits and pieces of information about the project.
我只收集到了一些关于这个项目的零碎信息

in dribs and drabs

/ɪn drɪbz ænd dræbz/

(idiom) 零零星星地, 零散地, 一点一点地

示例:

The donations came in dribs and drabs, making it hard to reach the target.
捐款零零星星地到来,使得很难达到目标。

goose egg

/ˈɡuːs ˌeɡ/

(noun) 零分, 鸭蛋, 肿块

示例:

Our team got a goose egg in the first inning.
我们队在第一局得了零分

fresh out of

/frɛʃ aʊt əv/

(idiom) 刚用完, 刚没有了, 刚从...出来

示例:

I'm fresh out of ideas for dinner tonight.
我今晚的晚餐想法用完了

go easy on

/ɡoʊ ˈiːzi ɑn/

(phrasal verb) 宽容对待, 手下留情, 少用

示例:

Please go easy on him; it's his first day.
对他宽容些;这是他第一天上班。

jot or tittle

/ˈdʒɑt ɔr ˈtɪtəl/

(idiom) 点滴, 丝毫

示例:

He didn't change a jot or tittle of the original document.
他没有改动原始文件的一点一滴

make a dent in

/meɪk ə dɛnt ɪn/

(idiom) 取得进展, 缓解

示例:

We've been working all day, but we've barely made a dent in the pile of paperwork.
我们工作了一整天,但几乎没有那堆文书工作中取得进展

a needle in a haystack

/ə ˈniːdl ɪn ə ˈheɪstæk/

(idiom) 大海捞针, 极难找到的东西

示例:

Finding my old childhood toy in this attic full of junk is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
在这个堆满杂物的阁楼里找到我小时候的玩具,就像大海捞针一样。

odds and ends

/ɑːdz ənd ɛndz/

(idiom) 零碎东西, 杂物, 残余物

示例:

I need to clear out all these odds and ends from my desk.
我需要把桌上这些零碎东西都清理掉。

thin on the ground

/θɪn ɑn ðə ɡraʊnd/

(idiom) 稀少, 很少见

示例:

Good mechanics are thin on the ground these days.
现在好的机械师很少见

be down to

/bi daʊn tu/

(phrasal verb) 归因于, 是...的结果, 取决于

示例:

The success of the project was down to hard work and dedication.
项目的成功归因于辛勤工作和奉献精神。

for (the) want of

/fɔr ðə wɑnt əv/

(idiom) 因缺乏, 由于缺少

示例:

The plan failed for want of proper funding.
该计划因缺乏适当资金而失败。

take a tumble

/teɪk ə ˈtʌm.bəl/

(idiom) 摔倒, 跌落, 暴跌

示例:

The child was running too fast and took a tumble on the pavement.
孩子跑得太快,在人行道上摔了一跤

a hair's breadth

/ə ˈherz bredθ/

(idiom) 险些, 毫厘之间

示例:

He escaped the accident by a hair's breadth.
险些在事故中丧生。

in small doses

/ɪn smɔl ˈdoʊ.sɪz/

(idiom) 少量地, 一点点地

示例:

I can only handle his humor in small doses.
我只能少量地接受他的幽默。
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