得不偿失

[dé bù cháng shī]
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得不偿失的英文翻译

基本释义

参考释义

得不偿失 [dé bù cháng shī]
  • - The loss outweighs the gain.; Gains cannot make up for losses.; lose more than gain; more kicks than halfpence; pay (too dear) for one's whistle; The game is not worth the candle.; Give a lark to catch a kite.; What is gained does not make up for what is lost.:

    avoid the work in which we lose more than we gain 不干得不偿失的活

得不偿失的用法和样例:

例句

  1. 迪克一开始舍不得花钱去看医生,如果,他的心脏病日趋严重。这真是贪小失大,得不偿失。
    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.
  2. 犯罪是得不偿失的。
    Crime doesn't pay.

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