詞彙 "strain at gnats and swallow camels" 在中文的含義

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strain at gnats and swallow camels

US /streɪn æt næts ænd ˈswɑːloʊ ˈkæməlz/
UK /streɪn æt næts ænd ˈswɒləʊ ˈkæməlz/
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成語

因小失大, 拘泥小節而忽略大事

to be extremely fastidious about small, insignificant details while ignoring much more serious or important matters

範例:
The committee is straining at gnats and swallowing camels by arguing over the font size while the budget is in total chaos.
委員會在預算一團糟的情況下還在爭論字體大小,真是因小失大
Don't strain at gnats and swallow camels; focus on the major flaws in the plan instead of the typos.
不要因小失大;把精力放在計劃的主要缺陷上,而不是拼寫錯誤上。