因小失大

因小失大的英文翻译

基本释义

• spoil the ship for a halfpennyworth of tar

参考释义

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:

  We can't risk big things for the sake of small ones. 我们不能因小失大。

因小失大的用法和样例：

例句

1. 她不肯花钱修屋顶，现在房子漏了，家具毁了一半—这是因小失大再明显不过的例子。
   She refused to spend money in repairing the roof, and now the rain has ruined half her furniture—a plain example of penny wise.

短语

• 舍近求远
• 失算
• 事倍功半
• 贪小失大

因小失大的相关资料：

近反义词

【近义词】

• 剖腹藏珠
• 得不偿失
• 杀鸡取卵
• 打草惊蛇
• 惜指失掌
• 援鳖失龟
• 争猫丢牛
• 因噎废食
• 劳民伤财
• 争鸡失羊
• 舍本逐末

【反义词】

• 一举两得