- 近义词
- 反义词
- 争猫丢牛get the cat and lose the cow;covet a little and lose a lot;seek small gains but incur big losses ;
- 争鸡失羊get the chicken and lose the sheep;covet a little and lose a lot;penny-wise and pound-foolish ;
- 剖腹藏珠cut one's belly to hide a pearl -- sacrifice life for the sake of gain;rip open the stomach and hide a pearl -- sacrifice life for money ;
- 劳民伤财be a sheer waste of energy and money; harass the people and waste money; exhaust the people and drain the treasury; spend blood and treasure
- 因噎废食give up eating for fear of choking;be put off easily by a slight risk;give up an undertaking on account of a small obstacle;refrain from doing sth. for fear of a possible risk ;
- 得不偿失The loss outweighs the gain.;Gains cannot make up for losses.;lose more than gain;more kicks than halfpence;be not worth the candle ;
- 惜指失掌stint a finger only to lose the whole hand -- to try to save a little only to lose a lot;save a finger and lose the whole hand ;
- 打草惊蛇（作事不密， 反使对手有所警戒） beat the grass and frighten away the snake -- act rashly and alert the enemy;beat emptily upon the grass, and the snake will be frightened;beat the grass and drive the snake away;beat the grass and the snake will be startled ;
- 杀鸡取卵kill the goose that lays the golden eggs ;
- 舍本逐末attend to trifles to the neglect of essentials;attend to the superficials and neglect the essentials;attend to the trivialities and neglect the fundamentals;barter the runk for the branches ;
- 双语例句 更多例句
Please keep the tail from wagging the dog when you deal with the problem of company.
在处理公司事务时一定要记得顾全大局，不要因小失大。
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例如，“不要被一粒灰尘弄脏全身”“不要因小失大”等。根据最新的中国字典，以“一”开头表达式的单词拥有超过640项的列表。
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- sea n.海（洋）;海面情况;大量;
- sheep n.羊，绵羊;胆小鬼;易受人摆布的人;缺乏主见或轻易盲从的人;
- twenty-first 第二十一;
- digest v.消化;理解;n.摘要;文摘;
- yummy adj.很好吃的;美味的，可口的，好吃的;性感的，迷人的n.美味的东西，可口的东西;令人喜欢的东西，赏心悦目的东西
- k n. 英语字母表的第11个字母;abbr.一千;千米;公里;开(温度单位)
- thunderstorm n.雷电交加的暴风雨;大雷雨;雷雨;雷暴;雷雨交加
- detective n.警探；私人侦探；刑侦;adj.侦探的；侦察的;
- Oakland 奥克兰（美国加利福尼亚州西部港市）;
- 亚马逊 Amazonas 缩写为 Am ;
- by chance 偶然地，意外地;无意之中;碰巧;偏巧;
- at six 在六点钟;
