penny-wise
基本解釋
- adj.省小錢的；惜分文的
英漢例句
- She is always penny wise and poud foolish.
她老是小事聰明，大事糊涂。 - 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。