"cannot see the forest for the trees" 怎么发音
expression
KAN-ot see thuh FAWR-ist fer thuh TREEZ
kuh-NOT see thuh FOR-ist faw thuh TREEZ
释义
Used when someone is so focused on small details that they fail to see the bigger or more important picture.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈkænɑt/, /kəˈnɑt/ /ˈsi/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈfɔɹəst/, /ˈfɔɹɪst/ /ˈfɔɹ/, /fɝ/, /fɹɝ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈtɹiz
英式英语
kəˈnɑt/ /sˈiː/ /ðə, ði/ /fˈɒɹɪst/ /fˈɔː/ /ðə, ði/ /tɹˈiːz
简化发音
美式
KAN-ot see thuh FAWR-ist fer thuh TREEZ
英式
kuh-NOT see thuh FOR-ist faw thuh TREEZ
语境中听
Sometimes people cannot see the forest for the trees and forget why they started a project.
If you cannot see the forest for the trees, you might miss the main idea of the book.
She spends so much time on small tasks, she cannot see the forest for the trees.
"You’re worrying over that comma again? Don’t cannot see the forest for the trees!"