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因小失大

na.lose a great deal through trying to save a little
网络Penny wise and pound foolish; For want of a nail; penny-wise

因小失大

na.

1.lose a great deal through trying to save a little; lose the greater for the less; lose the main goal because of small gains; lose the sheep [ship; ewe] for a ha'p'orth [halfpenny-worth] of tar; Penny-wise, pound-foolish; suffer a big loss for a little gain; try to save a little only to lose a lot

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His brother is one of our best people , and I don't want to throw the baby out with the bath water.

他的弟弟是最好的员工之一，我可不想因小失大。

Friend , what do you think of this Monkey who would give up so much to retrieve so little?

朋友，你对这只因小失大的猴子怎么看？

Forbidding private phone calls in the office cannot really reduce the company's expenses ; it's just being penny wise and pound foolish .

禁止在办公室打私人电话其实不能减少多少开支；反而是因小失大。

It was argued that by joining the Common Market Britain would be giving away her national rights and advantage for a pottage of gentiles.

有人争辩说，加入西欧共同市场英国将失去民族权利和优势，是因小失大。

But they have overlooked this point , penny wise and pound, especially ignored the exciting action .

但他们却忽视了这一点，因小失大，尤其是忽视了人心的作用。

"For want of a nail the horse was lost" is a far more accurate guide to human events than the scrutiny of heavenly portents.

用 “因小失大 ”的准则来认识人类事件，要比夜观天象准确得多。

If patient from examines blindly from the medicine , will often be penny-wise and pound foolish, will create inevitably "troublesome " .

倘若患者盲目自诊自医，往往会因小失大，造成不可避免的 “麻烦 ”。

Many women have been penny wise and pound this experience , but hate bitterly later recidivism .

许多女性都有过这种因小失大的经历，但痛心疾首后却屡教不改。

Their existence prevents companies from getting away with smallish wrongs spread out among large groups , she argues .

同时，她争辩道，集团诉讼的存在促使商家避免了因小失大。

Let's not be penny-wise and pound-foolish in the new expansion of our production plant .

在我们制造车间新近的扩建工程中，我们可不能过份吝啬，因小失大。

Education budgets cuts are penny wise and pound foolish since public education is an investment in our future .

公共教育是对我们未来的一项投资，削减教育预算的做法真是因小失大。

May I have the honor to invite you to dance with me ?

我们不能因小失大。我可以请您跳支舞吗？

We may have to make some sacrifices to keep the tail from wagging the dog .

为了不因小失大，我们有时不得不做出某些牺牲。

Please keep the tail from wagging the dog when you deal with the problem of company .

在处理公司事务时一定要记得顾全大局，不要因小失大。

Who repairs not his gutters repairs his whole house .

檐槽不修修全屋（因小失大）。

Burn not your house to rid of the mouse .

不要为了驱鼠而而焚烧房屋；勿因小失大。

I know , but don't be penny wise and pound foolish. They won't last long .

我知道，但是不要因小失大。那种鞋穿不久的。

Futhermore, the recommend to office ladies and gentlemen , attention to keep your health when staying up late .

同时也提醒广大上班一族，熬夜看球要注意保护自己的健康，不要因小失大。

You must meet him , you should keep the tail from wagging the dog .

你一定要见见他，要顾全大局，绝不能因小失大。

因小失大

因小失大

Penny wise and pound foolish

For want of a nail

penny-wise

Sell One's Birthright for a Mess of Pottages

cannot see the wood for the trees

Try to save a little only to lose a lot

lose the main goal because of small gains

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