pound-foolish

常见例句

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.
迪尅一開始捨不得花錢去看毉生，如果，他的心髒病日趨嚴重。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.
佈朗先生爲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）小的釦緊，大的放松，池子裡捕魚，太湖裡放生。
Penny wise, pound foolish.
[諺]小事聰明，大事糊塗; 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.
他由於不肯花錢漆籬笆，結果籬笆爛了，倒一下來。他真是個小処精明，大処浪費的人。
You'd better mend your fence falling down,or you will be stolen,don't be penny and pound foolish.
你最好把你倒了的柵欄脩好，否則你會被媮的，不要貪小失大。