scratch the surface

短语

触及皮毛,作肤浅的探讨

发音

AU

词形变化

scratched the surface scratches the surface 三单 scratches the surface scratching the surface scratching the surface 现在分词 scratched the surface 过去式 scratched the surface 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To barely begin; to see or do only a fraction of what is possible.

    习语

    This beginners' course only scratches the surface of the subject.