单词乎

因小失大

拼音yīn xiǎo shī dà

英语翻译

spoil the ship for a halfpennyworth of tar
try to save a little but lose a lot

例句

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

分词翻译

因的英语翻译:

because of; cause; follow; on the basis of

小的英语翻译:

for a while; little; minor; petty; small; young
【计】 mic-
【医】 micr-; micro-; mikro-; nano-

失的英语翻译:

break a promise; deviate from the normal; lose; mishap; miss

大的英语翻译:

big; great; large
【医】 macro-; magnum; makro-; megalo-
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