杯水车薪是什么意思（薪是什么意思）

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“杯水车薪”，汉语成语，意思是用一杯水去救一车着了火的柴草（trying to put out a blazing cartload of faggots with a cup of water），比喻力量太小，解决不了问题。与英文习语“a drop in the bucket”意思相近。榆树网

例句：

这些捐款只是杯水车薪。

These contributions are just a drop in the bucket.

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。

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

Editor: Jade

来源：chinadaily.com.cn

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