scratch the surface

释义

1. 牛津电影里 100%

   作肤浅的探讨；浅尝辄止；隔靴搔痒

   to deal with, understand, or find out about only a small part of a subject or problem

   They scratch the surface and never think

   And you're just starting to scratch the surface.

电影里这样说 · 5 部

• I'm afraid your articles have just scratched the surface.All the President's Men1976
• They scratch the surface and never thinkAvengers: Age of Ultron2015
• And you're just starting to scratch the surface.X-Men: First Class2011
• You know, we're not even scratching the surface doing what we're doing.Sicario2015
• And yet, we've only just scratched the surface.Dracula1958
• Well, I really wouldn't care to scratch your surface, Mr. Kralik because I know exactly what I'd find.The Shop Around the Corner1940
• You know, if you scratch under the surface here you'll find a proposal lying around.You Can't Take It with You1938

在完整场景里学

• 总统班底1976
  • 深夜闯民主党总部被捕：work the phones（挨个打电话找线索）
  • 电话一路追到白宫：under adjudication（正在审理中）
  • 新人拼抢水门选题：bust one's ass（拼了老命干活）
• 街角的商店1940
  • 清早到店同事互相打趣：make something out of nothing（无中生有）
  • 念匿名笔友来信：earn one's daily bread（谋生）
  • 为唱歌的烟盒吵翻天：make up your mind（拿定主意）
• 浮生若梦1938
  • 谋划军火垄断又逼人卖地：cash in on（趁势大捞一笔）
  • 劝小职员当田里百合：when my ship comes in（等时来运转那天）
  • 一家人各忙各的爱好：like hotcakes（十分抢手）

同一词条的短语

• scratch your head
• you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours
• scratch about
• scratch out
• from scratch
• up to scratch