pound-foolish

常見例句

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(yī)生，如果，他的心臟病日趨嚴(yán)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(yùn)輸，他丟了西瓜揀了芝麻。
Fussy about trifles, careless about big things. Penny wise, pound foolish.
（3）小的扣緊，大的放松，池子里捕魚，太湖里放生。
Penny wise, pound foolish.
[諺]小事聰明，大事糊涂; 抓了芝麻，丟了西瓜。
His fence is rotting and falling down because he wouldn't spend money to pain it .He is penny wise and pound foolish.
他由于不肯花錢漆籬笆，結(jié)果籬笆爛了，倒一下來。他真是個小處精明，大處浪費(fèi)的人。
You'd better mend your fence falling down,or you will be stolen,don't be penny and pound foolish.
你最好把你倒了的柵欄修好，否則你會被偷的，不要貪小失大。