pound foolish

英漢例句

Some might say he is penny wise and pound foolish.
有些人可能會(huì)說(shuō)他是因小失大。
Education budget cuts are penny wise and pound foolish ——public education is an investment in our future.
教育預(yù)算削減是明於小事而昧於大事，因爲(wèi)學(xué)校教育是我們將來(lái)的一項(xiàng)投資。
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.
迪尅一開(kāi)始捨不得花錢(qián)去看毉生，如果，他的心髒病日趨嚴(yán)重。這真是貪小失大，得不償失。

The current focus on reducing the role of the market maker is penny wise and pound foolish, and could prove costly in the future.
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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.
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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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