pound-foolish

pound-foolish 基本解释

a. 大数目上马虎的, 大事情上糊涂的

词组短语

1、penny wise and pound foolish 小事聪明大事糊涂

2、penny wise pound foolish 小事一桩，大事一桩

pound-foolish 用法和例句

1、Fussy about trifles, careless about big things. Penny wise, pound foolish.

小的扣紧，大的放松，池子里捕鱼，太湖里放生。

2、Forbidding private phone calls in the office cannot really reduce the companys expenses its just being penny wise and pound foolish.

一磅梨多少钱

重点词汇

pound n. 英镑；磅；兽栏；重击声 vt.& vi. 连续重击；咚咚地走 vi. （持续地）苦干；（驾舟时）拍打（水面）；（心脏）狂跳；脚步沉重地走（或跑） vt. 连续重击；捣碎，碾碎；强迫吸收；猛烈袭击

foolish a. 愚蠢的, 傻的