pound foolish
常见例句
- Some might say he is penny wise and pound foolish.
有些人可能会说他是因小失大。 - Education budget cuts are penny wise and pound foolish ——public education is an investment in our future.
教育预算削减是明于小事而昧于大事，因为学校教育是我们将来的一项投资。 - 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。 - Some might say he is penny wise and pound foolish.
- The current focus on reducing the role of the market maker is penny wise and pound foolish, and could prove costly in the future.
ECONOMIST: Letters - The climate of uncertainty caused by deadlock in Washington is leading to penny-wise, pound foolish behavior at all levels of government, and Ameresco, Inc. (NYSE:AMRC) felt the pain severely in the third quarter.
FORBES: Ameresco Revenues Fall Off Fiscal Cliff - Nonetheless, in a penny-wise, pound-foolish manner, we have been prematurely reverting facilities and resources years before the treaty requires.
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