in the bucket

• The excellence initiative is a mere drop in the bucket
  “优异创新”奖的收入对各大学来说，只是杯水车薪。
• The amount being spent on scientific research is a drop in the bucket
  花在科学研究上的费用是微不足道的。
• This business is just a drop in the bucket of what he owns
  这笔生意只不过是他所拥有的生意中的沧海一粟罢了。
• Every drop in the bucket helps
  一点一滴皆有裨益。
• He did not look in the bucket
  他不曾往桶里看。
• It would be a drop in the bucket 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。
• I ' ve gathered over 1 00 , 000 specimens , which is really only a drop in the bucket
  我已经收集了超过10万只标本而这只不过是沧海一粟
• I ' d like to do something to change the world , but whatever i do seems like a drop in the bucket
  我想做一些事情来改变世界，但不管做什么都觉得太渺小了。
• I did a lot of work today , but i have so much to do it was just a drop in the bucket
  我今天做了很多事情，但是我有太多事情要做了，这些只是九牛一毛而已。
• I ' d like to do something to change the world , but whatever i do seems like a drop in the bucket
  （我想做一些事情来改变世界，但是不管做什么都觉得太渺小了。 ）