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1.On Saturday, a group of 21 brokerage companies said it would use $19 billion to buy shares in an effort to support stock prices.
in an effort to 企图（努力想）；试图要
Changes were made in operating methods in an effort to increase profitability.
为了提高利润，经营方式上发生了改变。
I spent much of my time bundled up in sweaters in an effort to keep warm.
大部分时间里我都穿着厚厚的毛衣来保暖。
2.that that's a drop in the bucket compared to what would be needed to prop that market up.
a drop in the bucket 沧海一粟；九牛一毛；微量
Well, my knowledge in the field is but a drop in the bucket.
唉, 我那点知识不过是本学科的沧海一粟。
Testing each compound would be a huge and very expensive undertaking — a drop in the bucket considering how many traditional medicines there are.
测试每一个化合物将是巨大而非常昂贵的工作——考虑到传统药物的数量，这是沧海一粟。
