"miss the forest for the trees" 怎么发音
expression
MISS thuh FOR-ist fer thuh TREEZ
MISS thuh FOR-ist fuh thuh TREEZ
释义
To focus so much on small details that you fail to see the overall situation or the bigger picture.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈmɪs/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈfɔɹəst/, /ˈfɔɹɪst/ /ˈfɔɹ/, /fɝ/, /fɹɝ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈtɹiz
英式英语
mˈɪs/ /ðə, ði/ /fˈɒɹɪst/ /fˈɔː/ /ðə, ði/ /tɹˈiːz
简化发音
美式
MISS thuh FOR-ist fer thuh TREEZ
英式
MISS thuh FOR-ist fuh thuh TREEZ
语境中听
If you worry about every small mistake, you might miss the forest for the trees.
She was so focused on the color of the curtains that she missed the forest for the trees and forgot about the whole design.
Don’t miss the forest for the trees; remember why you started this project.
When you keep arguing about the wording, you're really missing the forest for the trees.