a drop in the ocean

His fee is a drop in the ocean compared with the real cost of broadcasting .

同播出的实际开支相比较，他那点酬金不过是九牛一毛。

The strength of an individual , as compared with that of the masses , is but a drop in the ocean .

个人的力量和群众的力量相比，不过是沧海一粟。

By comparison with North Sea oil production , it is a drop in the ocean .

与北海的石油产量相比，这只是沧海一粟。

The amount of money we invested was a drop in the ocean compared with what the company needs at the moment .

我们投入的资金和这家公司目前需要的总额相比只是九牛一毛。

Although what I donated to the charity was just a drop in the ocean , it meant a lot to me .

例句虽然我给那家慈善机构的捐助微不足道，但这对我来说意义重大。

Many companies donated food and medicine to help the survivors1 of the earthquake , but it was just a drop in the ocean of what was needed .

许多公司捐赠食品和药品来帮助地震幸存者，但与所需物资相比这只是杯水车薪。

When I paid off £ 50 of my student loan , I felt it was just a drop in the ocean compared to my £ 40000 debt .

当我偿还学生贷款中的50英镑时，我感觉这笔钱和我欠下的4万英镑比起来只是沧海一粟罢了。

The new tax cuts are a drop in the ocean .

新减税额只是九牛一毛。

Everything we do is just a drop in the ocean .

我们做的一切只是大海中的一滴。

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

比起我们的需要量来说，这只不过是沧海一粟罢了。

B : Compared with mine , his was simply a drop in the ocean

和我的比较，他的损失只是九牛一毛。同义词：

Aid to the third world is at present little more than a drop in the ocean .

目前对第叁世界的援助不过是杯水车薪。

We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean .

我们自己觉得我们能做的只是大海中的一滴水。

We might think that anything that we do as an individual is just a drop in the ocean ,

我们一般认为我们所做的这些是纯属个人行为，如九牛一毛，

A drop in the ocean .

沧海一粒。

All mortal beings , we have only a drop in the ocean .

芸芸众生中，我们，只是沧海一粟。

Compared with the boundless universe , we are only a drop in the ocean .

和无限的宇宙相比，我们只是沧海一粟。

but it 's just a drop in the ocean compared to that at the southern end of our planet .

但和南极比起来

Our Solar System is a drop in the ocean when compared to the infinite expanse of the universe .

同无限浩瀚的宇宙相比，我们的太阳系是沧海一粟。

This mondy is just a drop in the ocean compared to what 's needed .

与所需要的相比，这点儿钱远远不够，只是杯水车薪。

Though I am just a drop in the ocean , I 'll try my best to help those who are in trouble .

尽管我只是沧海一粟，我会尽最大的努力帮助那些处于困境的人。

It will make the ripple affect of the subprime crisis look like a drop in the ocean , Mr Messenger said .

那将使次贷危机的涟漪效应像是大海中的一滴水，迈圣吉尔表示。

These days on the 5000 Chinese civilization just like a drop in the ocean . But for the development of Chinese modern supervisory system , it has a special meaning .

这783天放在5000年的中华文明史上不过是沧海一粟，但是，对于我国近代监察制度的发展来说，却有着非凡的意义。

We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean . But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop .

我们觉得我们所做的只是大海中的一滴水，但是没有了这滴水，海水会变少。

Despite the size of Gates 's personal funding for clean technologies , he acknowledges it 's a drop in the ocean compared to the investments and decisions made by governments around the world , prompting him to make the case for why a carbon-free future is a realistic and worthwhile commercial goal 。

尽管盖茨个人对清洁技术的资金筹措数量不菲，但他也承认，比之世界各国政府的投资和决策而言，不过是杯水车薪。这促使盖茨提出理由，缘何零碳未来是个具现实意义、又值得一拼的商业目标。

The diamond which he had lost was a mere drop in the ocean .

他丢失的那块钻石并不值钱。

Ministers ' pay will be frozen for the five-year lifetime of the parliament in measures expected to save a total of three million pounds & a drop in the ocean when weighed against a deficit forecast to reach 163 billion pounds this year .

内阁成员的薪资水平在本届议会的五年任期内将保持不变。这一系列措施预计能节省共300万英镑的开支，但这相对于今年1630亿英镑的预测赤字来说，不过是九牛一毛。

Spread over a few years of reconstruction , that should easily be affordable - a drop in the ocean of Japanese public indebtedness .

但考虑重建工作会持续数年，日本应该可以承担得起，同时相比日本的巨额公共债务，这真是小巫见大巫。

" There is also a big question about what happens if the Chinese market in particular goes into decline . It will make the ripple affect of the subprime crisis look like a drop in the ocean , " Mr messenger said .

“还有一个大问题是，如果海外市场特别是中国市场出现下滑将会发生什么？那将使次贷危机的涟漪效应像是大海中的一滴水，”迈圣吉尔表示。