詞彙 "catch not at the shadow and lose the substance" 在中文的含義

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catch not at the shadow and lose the substance

US /kætʃ nɑːt æt ðə ˈʃædoʊ ænd luːz ðə ˈsʌbstəns/
UK /kætʃ nɒt æt ðə ˈʃædəʊ ənd luːz ðə ˈsʌbstəns/
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成語

舍本逐末, 因小失大

to pursue something illusory or unimportant and as a result lose something of real value

範例:
He quit his stable job for a risky startup that failed, proving you shouldn't catch at the shadow and lose the substance.
他為了一個失敗的風險創業公司辭去了穩定的工作,證明了你不應該因小失大,追求虛幻而失去真實
By focusing only on social media fame instead of his studies, he is catching at the shadow and losing the substance.
他只關注社交媒體的名聲而無視了學業,這是在追求虛幻而失去真實