凤毛麟角比喻人或物稀有珍贵。例天下慕向之如凤毛麟角。——明何良俊《四友斋丛说摘抄》英rare and precious things or persons; as precious and rare as phoenix feather and unicorn horns;[查看详情]

屈指可数限定于有限的或确定的数字内。例医生们告诉他他的日子屈指可数了。英number;扳着手指头就可算出来。形容数量少。例今文儒之盛其书屈指可数者，无三四人。——宋欧阳修《唐安公美政颂》英can be counted on one's fingers-very few;[查看详情]

沧海一粟沧海浩大一粟渺小。比喻人生在世犹一粟于沧海之中。英a drop in the ocean;[查看详情]

寥若晨星南朝齐谢朓《京路夜发》诗：“晓星正寥落晨光复泱漭。”唐韩愈《华山女》诗：“黄衣道士亦讲说座下寥落如明星。”寥：稀少。稀少得像早晨的星星。形容数量稀少。英as sparse as the morning stars; rare; scanty; be rare like morning stars;[查看详情]

九牛一毛比喻在极大数量中的极小的量。英a single hair out of nine ox hides——a drop in the ocean;[查看详情]