英语词汇“ocean”的读音、翻译、释义、用法及例句-青年旅行网

drop in the bucket

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 bucket compared to what he still owes.

drop in the ocean

an ocean of (something)

A lot of something. You'll be in an ocean of problems if you keep charging things on your credit card.

oceans of (something)

A lot of something. You'll be in oceans of problems if you keep charging things on your credit card.

spit in the ocean

A tiny or inconsequential amount, especially when compared to a much larger one. I'm glad Tony is ready to start repaying the money he borrowed from me, but the five dollars he gave me yesterday is just spit in the ocean compared to what he still owes. I appreciate your donation, but with how much these repairs will cost, a couple hundred bucks is spit in the ocean.

boil the ocean

To engage in futile tasks. Oh, Ted's still boiling the ocean trying to find and reassemble that document from the shredded bin.

drop in the bucket

and a drop in the ocean

Fig. an in significant contribution toward solving a large problem. Jane: We need to stop spending so much. Alan: OK. I'll buy a cheaper brand of toothpaste. Jane: But that's just a drop in the bucket. Many companies donated food and medicine to help the survivors of the earthquake, but it was just a drop in the ocean of what was needed.

oceans of someone or something

and an ocean of someone or something

a very large amount of something. The naughty student was in oceans of trouble. After a week of vacation, there was an ocean of work to do.

drop in the bucket

A very small quantity, especially one that is too small. For example, These contributions are just a drop in the bucket; the new church wing will cost thousands more . John Wycliffe's followers used this seemingly modern phrase in their translation of the Bible (1382), and it also appears in the 1611 King James version (Isaiah 40:15): "Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance."

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.

an ocean of something

(British English also oceans of something) (informal) a large amount of something: oceans of food

boil the ocean

tv. to waste one’s time attempting to do the impossible. (see also plowing water.) You’re wasting my time. You might as well be boiling the ocean.

drop in the bucket

A small, inadequate quantity.

drop in the bucket

A negligible amount, something that makes little difference. This expression is found in the King James version of 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).

spit in the ocean

An inconsequential amount. The image is a single expelled moist mouthful being nothing compared to the entirely watery content of the Atlantic or Pacific. A similar phrase is “a drop in the bucket.”

词汇	ocean
释义	big drink n. the Atlantic Ocean; an ocean. We flew over the big drink in an hour or two.When you're over the big drink, you really get to feel how tiny we humans are. ocean noun 1 in pool, the expansive centre of a table US, 1993. 2 in oil drilling, salt water encountered while drilling US, 1954 drop in the bucket 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 bucket compared to what he still owes. 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. an ocean of (something) A lot of something. You'll be in an ocean of problems if you keep charging things on your credit card. oceans of (something) A lot of something. You'll be in oceans of problems if you keep charging things on your credit card. spit in the ocean A tiny or inconsequential amount, especially when compared to a much larger one. I'm glad Tony is ready to start repaying the money he borrowed from me, but the five dollars he gave me yesterday is just spit in the ocean compared to what he still owes. I appreciate your donation, but with how much these repairs will cost, a couple hundred bucks is spit in the ocean. boil the ocean To engage in futile tasks. Oh, Ted's still boiling the ocean trying to find and reassemble that document from the shredded bin. drop in the bucket and a drop in the ocean Fig. an in significant contribution toward solving a large problem. Jane: We need to stop spending so much. Alan: OK. I'll buy a cheaper brand of toothpaste. Jane: But that's just a drop in the bucket. Many companies donated food and medicine to help the survivors of the earthquake, but it was just a drop in the ocean of what was needed. oceans of someone or something and an ocean of someone or something a very large amount of something. The naughty student was in oceans of trouble. After a week of vacation, there was an ocean of work to do. drop in the bucket A very small quantity, especially one that is too small. For example, These contributions are just a drop in the bucket; the new church wing will cost thousands more . John Wycliffe's followers used this seemingly modern phrase in their translation of the Bible (1382), and it also appears in the 1611 King James version (Isaiah 40:15): "Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance." 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. an ocean of something (British English also oceans of something) (informal) a large amount of something: oceans of food boil the ocean tv. to waste one’s time attempting to do the impossible. (see also plowing water.) You’re wasting my time. You might as well be boiling the ocean. drop in the bucket A small, inadequate quantity. drop in the bucket A negligible amount, something that makes little difference. This expression is found in the King James version of 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). spit in the ocean An inconsequential amount. The image is a single expelled moist mouthful being nothing compared to the entirely watery content of the Atlantic or Pacific. A similar phrase is “a drop in the bucket.”
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