"not able to see the forest for the trees" 怎么发音
expression
NAHT AY-buhl TOO see THUH FAW-rist fer THUH TREEZ
NOT AY-buhl too see THUH FOR-ist faw THUH TREEZ
释义
To focus too much on small details and miss the overall important situation.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈnɑt/ /ˈeɪbəɫ/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈsi/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈfɔɹəst/, /ˈfɔɹɪst/ /ˈfɔɹ/, /fɝ/, /fɹɝ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈtɹiz
英式英语
nˈɒt/ /ˈeɪbəl/ /tˈuː/ /sˈiː/ /ðə, ði/ /fˈɒɹɪst/ /fˈɔː/ /ðə, ði/ /tɹˈiːz
简化发音
美式
NAHT AY-buhl TOO see THUH FAW-rist fer THUH TREEZ
英式
NOT AY-buhl too see THUH FOR-ist faw THUH TREEZ
语境中听
Sometimes, people are not able to see the forest for the trees.
If you focus too much on details, you might be not able to see the forest for the trees.
My teacher said I am not able to see the forest for the trees in my essay.
He worries so much about minor mistakes that he's not able to see the forest for the trees.