كيف تنطق "scratch the surface"

expression

US

ˈskɹætʃ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈsɝfəs

SKRATCH thuh SUR-fuss

UK

skɹˈætʃ/ /ðə, ði/ /sˈɜːfɪs

skr-ATCH thuh SUR-fiss

التعريف

To only begin to understand or deal with something, without going deeply or fully into it. It means touching on only the most obvious or simple parts of a subject or problem.

نسخ IPA

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈskɹætʃ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈsɝfəs

الإنجليزية البريطانية

skɹˈætʃ/ /ðə, ði/ /sˈɜːfɪs

نطق مبسط

أمريكي

SKRATCH thuh SUR-fuss

بريطاني

skr-ATCH thuh SUR-fiss

استمع في السياق

We only scratched the surface of this topic in the first lesson.

Reading one article will only scratch the surface of the issue.

Scientists have only begun to scratch the surface of this mysterious disease.

I've watched a few documentaries on space, but I know I've only scratched the surface.