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penny-wise
英音 [ ˈpeni waɪz ]
美音 [ ˈpeni waɪz ]
释义
adj. 惜分文的；省小钱的
例句
1·You can't afford accumulated a variety of extra burden penny -wise and pound foolish.
你付不起贪小失大所累积的种种额外负担。
2·Let's not be penny -wise and pound-foolish in the new expansion of our production plant.
在我们制造车间新近的扩建工程中，我们可不能过份吝啬，因小失大。
3·He is penny -wise and pound-foolish to drive for two hours to buy 1 kilo potatos which are 3 fen a kilo cheaper than those in the market nearby.
他开了两小时车就为了买二斤土豆，每公斤比附近的市场便宜三分钱。
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