A tip of the iceberg
冰山露出水面的小尖顶;小中见大的征兆
🧩 词语组成解析
tip
[tip]
n. 小窍门;小费;末梢;
vt. 给小费;倾斜，翻倒;装顶端;
vi. 给小费;翻倒;倾覆;
of
[əv]
prep. 关于;属于…的;由…制成;
aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气];
the
[ðə]
art. 指已提到的人（物）;指说话人与听者已知的人（物）;用于独一无二的事物前;与形容词最高级和序数词连用;
🗣️ 情景例句
I'll do it. I'll talk to them.
我来做， 我去跟他们谈一谈。
What sort of guarantees are there against late delivery?
惩罚延迟发货有什么保证呢？
Neither was I surprise when the train stopped at Widley, a tiny station a few miles along the line.Even a mighty express train can be held up by signals.
火车开出几英里即在一个小站威德里停了下来。对此，我不觉得奇怪，因为即便是特别快车也可能被信号拦住。