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pound foolish adj.大數目上馬虎的;省小失大的。

pound scots

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 迪克一開始舍不得花錢去看醫生,如果,他的心臟病日趨嚴重。這真是貪小失大,得不償失。

Mr . brown bought a cheap truck to make money , but it was too old for long - distance transportation . he was penny wise and pound foolish 布朗先生為省錢買了一輛便宜卡車,但車太舊了不能搞長途運輸,他丟了西瓜揀了芝麻。

Education budget cuts are penny wise and pound foolish since public education is an investment in our future (公共教育是對我們未來的一項投資,削減教育預算的做法真是因小失大。 )

Education budget cuts are penny wisd and pound foolish since public education is an investment in our future 公共教育是對我們未來的一項投資,削減教育預算的做法真是因小失大。

Fussy about trifles , careless about big things . penny wise , pound foolish 小的扣緊,大的放松,池子里捕魚,太湖里放生。

Penny wise , pound foolish 貪小便宜吃大虧。

Penny wise and pound foolish 小事聰明,大事糊涂。

Some might say he is penny wise and pound foolish 有些人可能會說他是因小失大。

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,家具毀了一半-這是再明顯不過的貪小失大的例子。