杯水车薪

Such farsightedness is, alas , only a drop in the bucket.

可惜,这些远见只是杯水车薪.

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You can't put out the flames of a cartload of firewood with a cup of water.

杯水车薪解决不了问题.

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This was thin gruel for Sadat.

这对于萨达特来说是杯水车薪.

辞典例句

Such gestures are like using a toothpick to fill it in.

相比之下,前述行为只是杯水车薪.

期刊摘选

This competition attains 1 point, to the new Sichuan foot without doubt futile attempt.

本场比赛拿到1分, 对新川足来说无疑杯水车薪.

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The famine is so bad, aid can only scratch the surface.

饥荒十分严重, 援助也只是杯水车薪.

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Only at their next officially scheduled meeting did they come up with a meager quota increase.

直到他们下一次的官方会议他们才作出了增加配额的决定,但也是杯水车薪.

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Still, that is a fraction of the need.

然而, 这仅仅是杯水车薪.

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The excellence initiative is a mere drop in the bucket.

“优异创新”奖的收入对各大学来说,只是杯水车薪.

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Only at their next officially scheduled meeting did they come up with a meagre quota increase.

直到他们下一次的官方会议他们才做出了增加配额的决定,但也是杯水车薪.

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It would be a drop in the ocean compared the amount we required.

和我们所需的相比这简直是杯水车薪.

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Now it is like spitting on a forest fire.

可现在却像是杯水车薪了.

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The limit medical aid we provided only scratched the surface of the problem here.

我们提供的有限的医疗援助对于这里的情况只是杯水车薪.

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Considering the losses in the disaster area, our support was an utterly inadequate measure.

比起灾区的损失, 我们的支援不过杯水车薪.

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