杯水車薪 的英文怎麼說

中文拼音 [bēishuǐjūxīn]
杯水車薪 英文
trying to put out a burning cartload of faggots with a cup of water -- an utterly inadequate measure; a drop in the bucket; make a useless attempt; quench the fire of a cartload of firewoods with one cup of water; take an utterly inadequate measure
  • 杯 : i 名詞1 （杯子） cup 2 （杯狀的錦標） trophy; （prize） cup Ⅱ量詞一杯可可 a cup of cocoa; 一滿杯...
  • 水 : 名詞1 （由兩個氫原子和一個氧原子結合而成的液體） water 2 （河流） river 3 （指江、河、湖、海、洋...
  • 車 : 車名詞1. （中國象棋棋子的一種） chariot, one of the pieces in chinese chess2. （國際象棋棋子的一種） castle; rook
  • 薪 : 名詞1. （柴火） firewood; faggot; fuel2. （薪水） salary; wages; pay
  1. This was thin gruel for sadat.

    這對于薩達特來說是杯水車薪。
  2. Such a smattering of artificial additions, however, represents but a drop in the ocean

    然而，人為地補充這么一點點，只能是杯水車薪。
  3. Aid to the third world is at present little more than a drop in the ocean.

    目前對第三世界的援助不過是杯水車薪。
  4. The famine is so bad, aid can only scratch the surface.

    饑荒十分嚴重，援助也只是杯水車薪。
  5. But that barely begins to address the need

    但這無疑是杯水車薪。
  6. Still, that is a fraction of the need

    然而，這僅僅是杯水車薪。
  7. The excellence initiative is a mere drop in the bucket

    「優異創新」獎的收入對各大學來說，只是杯水車薪。
  8. That grant was pretty small beer : we shall need a lot more money

    這點補助金是杯水車薪，我們需要的錢遠比這些多
  9. Considering the losses in the disaster area, our support was an utterly inadequate measure

    比起災區的損失，我們的支援不過杯水車薪。
  10. While toyota scrambles to prepare its camrys and build its race shops for the nextel cup circuit, competitors are accusing the company of raiding teams for talent and raising the costs of operation by offering drastically higher salaries

    在豐田爭取籌備旗下的凱美瑞及為納斯卡杯建立它的賽車店的時候，競爭對手們正指控豐田網羅人才的搜捕隊和通過提供超高薪水而提高運營成本。
  11. He los angeles center is located in a semi - desert area near riverside, california surrounded by rough, mountainous terrain sparsely dotted with plants that compete for a few inches of rainfall each winter. the local residents often seem as rough - hewn as the landscape they inhabit, and over the past few years, the homeless population in the area has increased

    洛杉磯小中心地處半沙漠區，靠近加州的河邊市，四周崎嶇多山，每年冬季所降下的稀微雨量，對地表上的植物而言猶如杯水車薪，住在此地的人們，有些人的處境就像這里的沙漠景觀一般窘困。
  12. Brother he and sister lin tried to douse the flames with basins and buckets of water. but unfortunately, without fire extinguishers, they could not put out the fire with such small amounts of water

    何師兄和林師姊趕緊拿臉盆水桶裝水滅火，但缺少滅火器，杯水車薪如何能滅得了大火？
  13. One must pose, was it all worth the loss of so many merchant and royal navy sailors and could the equipment, a mere drop in the bucket compared to the vast quantity needed by soviet forces, have been better used elsewhere by the allies

    在這里有一個疑問，損失了如此多的商船和皇家海軍水兵，而這些裝備對于蘇聯紅軍來說又如同杯水車薪，盟軍把他們用到別的地方是不是更好一些呢？
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