凤毛麟角比喻人或物稀有珍贵。例天下慕向之如凤毛麟角。——明何良俊《四友斋丛说摘抄》英rare and precious things or persons; as precious and rare as phoenix feather and unicorn horns;[查看详情]

寥若晨星南朝齐谢朓《京路夜发》诗：“晓星正寥落晨光复泱漭。”唐韩愈《华山女》诗：“黄衣道士亦讲说座下寥落如明星。”寥：稀少。稀少得像早晨的星星。形容数量稀少。英as sparse as the morning stars; rare; scanty; be rare like morning stars;[查看详情]

太仓一粟大谷仓中的一粒小米比喻非常渺小。英insignificant;[查看详情]

太仓稊米大谷仓中一粒小米喻极渺小。语出《庄子秋水》：“计四海之在天地之间也不似礨空之在大泽乎？计中国之在海内，不似稊米之在大仓乎？”[查看详情]

杯水车薪用一杯水去扑灭一车燃烧的柴草。比喻力量太小无济于事。例犹以一杯水，救一车薪之火也。——《孟子告子上》英a cup of water can't put out the fire on a carload of wood; try to put out a burning cartload of faggots with a cup of water—an utterly inadequa[查看详情]