1·Crippling health care bills, long emergency-room waits and the inability to find a primary care physician just scratch the surface of the problems that patients face daily.
高昂的医疗费用、急诊室里漫长的等待，以及找不到初级护理医师，这些都只是患者每天面临的问题的冰山一角。
2·To make an investigation one, should go into matters deeply, not just scratch the surface.
做调查工作不能蜻蜓点水， 要深入实际。
—— 《新英汉大辞典》
3·These problems just scratch the surface.
这些问题只是涉及到表面。
4·These examples just scratch the surface of the problem.
这些例子仅仅反映了问题的很少一部分。
5·The famine is so bad, aid can only scratch the surface.
饥荒十分严重，援助也只是杯水车薪。
6·We've only begun to scratch the surface of AI on the Web.
我们只是开始在网络上想象人工智能的外表。
7·Even genuinely well-meaning policies barely scratch the surface.
即便完全善意的政策也从未真正涉及到这一问题。
8·Cleaning powder and brush may scratch the surface of the product.
请勿使用硬刷子，或磨沙粉，以免刮损本产品。
9·Do not use abrasive kitchen cleaners, as they will scratch the surface.
不要使用磨料厨房清洁剂，因为它们将触及表面而伤害到它。
10·Not one of us can conceal it—scratch the surface and it's always there.
揭开覆盖在它表层的东西，它永远在那里，没有人能够将其隐藏。