"not able to see the forest for the trees" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 只見樹木，不見森林

Definition

過於關注細節而忽略整體重要局勢。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是一個英語成語，批評過度專注細節、忽視整體大局的人。常見於工作、學習或規劃時。

Examples

Sometimes, people are not able to see the forest for the trees.

有時，人們**只見樹木，不見森林**。

If you focus too much on details, you might be not able to see the forest for the trees.

如果太在意細節，你就可能**只見樹木，不見森林**。

My teacher said I am not able to see the forest for the trees in my essay.

老師說我在我的作文裡**只見樹木，不見森林**。

He worries so much about minor mistakes that he's not able to see the forest for the trees.

他太擔心小錯了，所以**只見樹木，不見森林**。

We're not able to see the forest for the trees if we look at each task separately without considering our end goal.

如果我們只單獨看每項任務，而不考慮最終目標，就**只見樹木，不見森林**。

Sometimes you gotta step back or you'll be not able to see the forest for the trees.

有時你要退一步，否則就會**只見樹木，不見森林**。