杯水车薪

[bēi shuǐ chē xīn]

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Definition:
AllAll,trying to put out a burning cartload of faggots with a cup of watertrying to put out a burning cartload of faggots with a cup of water,a drop in the bucketa drop in the bucket,chicken feedchicken feed,An utterly inadequate measure.An utterly inadequate measure.
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1.
Acura has only five models which, considering the model lineup of the other carmakers, is nothing but just a drop in the bucket.
阿库拉只有五年的模式，考虑到模型阵容的其他汽车制造商，是什么，而只是一个杯水车薪。
ā kù lā zhǐ yǒu wǔ nián de mó shì , kǎo lǜ dào mó xíng zhèn róng de qí tā qì chē zhì zào shāng , shì shén me , ér zhǐ shì yī gè bēi shuǐ chē xīn 。
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2.
Cuts in public spending will have to go far beyond the gimmicky blitz on top salaries, official cars and mobile phones mentioned so far.
仅仅是对之前提到的顶工资，官方用车和手机的一番花拳绣腿，对削减公共开支只是杯水车薪。
jǐn jǐn shì duì zhī qián tí dào de dǐng gōng zī , guān fāng yòng chē hé shǒu jī de yì fān huā quán xiù tuǐ , duì xuē jiǎn gōng gòng kāi zhī zhǐ shì bēi shuǐ chē xīn 。
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3.
That's just a drop in the bucket. I need too much to get back on my feet.
那只是杯水车薪，我需要一大笔钱来清偿债务。
nà zhǐ shì bēi shuǐ chē xīn , wǒ xū yào yī dà bǐ qián lái qīng cháng zhài wù 。
e.3edu.net
4.
The policy is helpless, like using a cup of water to put out a fire on a cart of firewood.
这种杯水车薪的事是没有什么好处的。这有些像人一根一根地整理头发。
zhè zhǒng bēi shuǐ chē xīn de shì shì méi yǒu shén me hǎo chu de 。 zhè yǒu xiē xiàng rén yī gēn yī gēn de zhěng lǐ tóu fà 。
blog.sina.com.cn
5.
What I have done is just a drop in the bucket.
我所做的仅仅是杯水车薪而已。
wǒ suǒ zuò de jǐn jǐn shì bēi shuǐ chē xīn ér yǐ 。
bbs.chinadaily.com.cn
6.
I know this small amount of money is But a drop in the ocean. But at least it can meet your current needs.
我知道这笔钱只是杯水车薪，但至少可以供你应急。
wǒ zhī dào zhè bǐ qián zhǐ shì bēi shuǐ chē xīn , dàn zhì shǎo kě yǐ gōng nǐ yìng jí 。
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7.
He gives a proportion of his monthly income to that charity, but he knows it's only a drop in bucket for them.
他把他月收入的一部分给那个慈善机构，但是他知道这只是杯水车薪。
tā bǎ tā yuè shōu rù de yí bù fen gěi nà ge cí shàn jī gòu , dàn shì tā zhī dào zhè zhǐ shì bēi shuǐ chē xīn 。
blog.sina.com.cn
8.
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。
bǐ qǐ zāi qū de sǔn shī , wǒ men de zhī yuán bú guò bēi shuǐ chē xīn 。
dict.netat.net
9.
One is logical: The deficit is much too large, so Chinese financing merely makes it easier for the U. S. to perpetuate bad policy.
一个是其逻辑性：美国预算赤字过大，因此中国的资助在美国持续其糟糕政策方面只是杯水车薪。
yī gè shì qí luó jí xìng : měi guó yù suàn chì zì guò dà , yīn cǐ zhōng guó de zī zhù zài měi guó chí xù qí zāo gāo zhèng cè fāng miàn zhǐ shì bēi shuǐ chē xīn 。
article.yeeyan.org
10.
"I will not leave you! " Energy bolts flew from his fingertips as more planar invaders kept coming.
“我绝对不会离开你的！”能量矢从他的指尖飞出射向越来越多的来自神域的入侵者，但这只是杯水车薪。
" wǒ jué duì bú huì lí kāi nǐ de ! " néng liàng shǐ cóng tā de zhǐ jiān fēi chū shè xiàng yuè lái yuè duō de lái zì shén yù de rù qīn zhě , dàn zhè zhǐ shì bēi shuǐ chē xīn 。
bbs.vcng.com
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