| 单词 | 因小失大 |
| 释义 | 因小失大1. to try to save a little only to lose a lot因小失大 yīnxiǎoshīdàpenny wise and dollar foolish为了眼前的利益放弃学位是因小失大。 To give up your degree for immediate gain is penny wise and dollar foolish.因小失大yīnxiǎoshīdàto save a little only to lose a lot (idiom)因小失大to suffer a major loss for a minor gain因小失大 yīn xiǎo shī dà lose a great deal through trying to save a little; lose the greater for the less; lose the main goal because of small gains; lose the sheep (ship; ewe) for a ha'p'orth (halfpenny-worth) of tar; Penny-wise and pound-foolish.; suffer a big loss for a little gain; try to save a little only to lose a lot: 我们不能因小失大。 We can't risk big things for the sake of small ones. 因小失大lose the main goal because of small gains;因小失大1. to try to save a little only to lose a lot; to spoil (or lose) the ship for a halfpennyworth of tar; to suffer a big loss for a little gain因小失大try to save a little only to lose a lot; penny wise and pound foolish; spoil the ship for a ha'p'orth of tar |
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