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单词 a drop in the bucket
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a drop in the bucket

idiomUS(UKa drop in the ocean)
C2
a verysmallamountcomparedto theamountneeded:
All themoneyweraisedwas just adropin thebucket.
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(Definition ofa drop in the bucketfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

a drop in the bucket| American Dictionary

a drop in the bucket

idiom
somethingsmallandunimportant,esp. whencomparedwith somethingelse:
We werepaidabout $50,000, but that was a drop in thebucketcomparedto what some othercompaniesgot.
(Definition ofa drop in the bucketfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/drop-in-the-bucket##
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