pound-foolish

基本解釋

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。
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，結果籬笆爛了，倒一下來。他真是個小處精明，大處浪費的人。