貪小失大 的英文怎麼說

中文拼音 [tānxiǎoshī]
貪小失大 英文
go for the small things and miss things that are worthwhile; covet a little and lose a lot; penny-wise and pound-foolish; seek small gains but incur big losses; suffer big losses for the sake of small gains
  • : Ⅰ動詞1 (慾望不滿足; 求多) have an insatiable desire for; be greedy for 2 (片面追求; 貪圖) han...
  • : Ⅰ形容詞1 (體積、面積、數量、強度等不大) small; little; petty; minor 2 (年紀小的; 年幼的) youn...
  1. He refused to spend money in repairing the roof, and now the rain has ruined half his furniture-a plain example of penny wise and pound foolish.

    他不肯花錢修屋頂,現在房子漏了,傢具毀了一半-這是再明顯不過的貪小失大的例子。
  2. Dick ' s heart trouble became worse because he wouldn ' t spend money to see a doctor at the beginning ; he was indeed penny wise and pound foolish

    迪克一開始捨不得花錢去看醫生,如果,他的心臟病日趨嚴重。這真是貪小失大,得不償
  3. On the contrary, the heroes are the two protagonists who are always treated as the scum of the society. this misplacement of the image of characters is very sarcastic. personally speaking, despite the bigger budget and production scale, i still think this movie is in no way comparable to

    尾段混戰一場令人聯想起《加油反斗四條友》的結尾,和該片一樣,以政客和監獄管理人員為首的官方一派被奚落一番,心怕死的表現令人笑;為人稱道的英雄則是以主角為首的人物。
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