penny-wise and pound-foolish是什么意思

Question

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Answer 1

penny-wise and pound-foolish
因小失大
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词典结果：
penny-wise and pound-foolish
贪小失大；争鸡失羊;

以上结果来自金山词霸

例句:
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William easterly, a development economist at new york university, notes that countriesthat undertake fiscal consolidation in the midst of a crisis-like the one washington is inright now-tend to be penny-wise and pound-foolish.
纽约大学发展经济学家威廉伊斯特利（william easterly）曾指出，在危机就像华盛顿目前所面临的危机期间进行财政整顿往往无异于捡了芝麻而丢了西瓜。本回答被提问者和网友采纳

Answer 2

潘尼聪明
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