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英语单词“the tip of the iceberg”的中文翻译、释义及用法解析

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单词 the tip of the iceberg 释义

the tip of the iceberg

idiomC2asmall,noticeablepartof aproblem, thetotalsizeof which is really muchgreater:Thesesmalllocalprotestsare just thetipof theiceberg.
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the tip of the iceberg| American Dictionary

the tip of the iceberg

idiomasmallandknownpartof something muchlargerandunknown:As with manyinjuries, thedamagewe canseeis only the tip of theiceberg.(Definition ofthe tip of the icebergfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary? Cambridge University Press)#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/tip-of-the-iceberg##