pound-foolish
基本解释
- adj.省小钱吃大亏的；大事情上糊涂的
英汉例句
- 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.
迪克一开始舍不得花钱去看医生，如果，他的心脏病日趋严重。这真是贪小失大，得不偿失。 - 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.
布朗先生为省钱买了一辆便宜卡车，但车太旧了不能搞长途运输，他丢了西瓜拣了芝麻。 - Fussy about trifles, careless about big things. Penny wise, pound foolish.
（3）小的扣紧，大的放松，池子里捕鱼，太湖里放生。 - Penny wise, pound foolish.
[谚]小事聪明，大事糊涂; 抓了芝麻，丢了西瓜。 - His fence is rotting and falling down because he wouldn't spend money to pain it .He is penny wise and pound foolish.
他由于不肯花钱漆篱笆，结果篱笆烂了，倒一下来。他真是个小处精明，大处浪费的人。