九牛一毛 meaning in English
a single hair out of nine ox hides; a drop in the bucket [ocean]; a hair from nine cows -- the least particle; a hair off a bull's back 短语和例子
Examples
- It 's only a hair off a bull 's back to them .
这对他们来说，不过九牛一毛。 - Although he was one of the wisest men that ever lived, yet he felt that he knew but very little .
虽说他是古今最聪明的人士之一，但他还感到他知道的只是九牛一毛。 - This is chicken feed for them
对他们来说是九牛一毛 - To them , that makes the subprime losses look more like an inconvenience than a calamity
对这几家银行来说，次级债损失有些九牛一毛的味道了。 - 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。