tip of the iceberg

冰山一角冰山的一角尖端的冰山

tip of the iceberg 的定义

  1. Only a hint or suggestion of a much larger or more complex issue or problem: “The money missing from petty cash was only the tip of the iceberg of financial mismanagement.” This phrase alludes to the fact that the bulk of a floating iceberg is concealed beneath the water, leaving only a small portion, its tip, visible above.

tip of the iceberg 近义词

tip of the iceberg

等同于 superficial

tip of the iceberg

等同于 one-dimensional

更多tip of the iceberg例句

  1. France 24 is providing live, round-the-clock coverage of both scenes as they progress.
  2. Sands was involved in a scandalous-for-the-time romance with the carpenter and there were rumors she was pregnant with his child.
  3. Three on-the-record stories from a family: a mother and her daughters who came from Phoenix.
  4. The Dallas Cowboys sell out their state-of-the art football stadium.
  5. Earlier this year, security at major airports was tightened because of a tip that al-Asiri had been working on a cell phone bomb.
  6. Sleek finds it far harder work than fortune-making; but he pursues his Will-o'-the-Wisp with untiring energy.
  7. The best pipet is a small glass tube which has been drawn out at one end to a tip with rather small opening.
  8. You never know when you are going to stumble upon a jewel in the most out-of-the-way corner.
  9. But Lessard's a overbearin' son-of-a-gun all round, and he's always breakin' out in a new place.
  10. Tip wore leaky boots all last winter, but when spring came he bought Mrs. Pulsifer a sewing machine.