"miss the wood for the trees" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 只見樹木，不見森林

Definition

過分關注細節而忽略整體或主要問題。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

偏正式的成語，常用來形容只專注細節而忽略整體的人，非字面意思。

Examples

Don't miss the wood for the trees when studying for your exams.

學習考試時，別**只見樹木，不見森林**。

If you only worry about spelling mistakes, you might miss the wood for the trees in your writing.

只擔心拼字錯誤，可能會**只見樹木，不見森林**。

Try not to miss the wood for the trees during the meeting.

開會時盡量不要**只見樹木，不見森林**。

Sometimes we miss the wood for the trees and forget why we started this project in the first place.

有時候我們會**只見樹木，不見森林**，忘了當初為什麼開始這個專案。

It's easy to miss the wood for the trees when you're under a lot of pressure at work.

工作壓力大時，很容易**只見樹木，不見森林**。

The boss told us not to miss the wood for the trees and focus on the main goal.

老闆叫我們不要**只見樹木，不見森林**，要專注主要目標。