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The English We Speak: Scratch the surface

2025/7/1
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Feifei:我最近感到压力很大,因为有很多事情要做,但感觉我仅仅是触及了表面,没有深入处理任何事情。'scratch the surface' 这个短语正可以用来形容这种情况,表示我们只是处理了事物的一小部分,并没有进行深入的研究或探讨。这个短语可以用来形容对一个主题或问题的理解非常肤浅,或者在处理任务时只是做了初步的工作。 Georgie:'scratch the surface' 这个短语通常用于比喻,表示对某个主题或问题的理解或处理非常肤浅,没有深入挖掘。例如,当我们说“I've only scratched the surface of this topic”时,意味着我们只是对这个主题有了一个初步的了解,还有很多东西需要学习和探索。这个短语也可以用来形容在完成任务时只是做了表面功夫,还有很多工作需要完成。

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This phrase is about dealing with only a small part of something. Learn how to use it with Georgie and Feifei.

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