得不偿失的英文
英语翻译
the loss outweighs the gain
参考释义
- 得不偿失[débùchángshī]
-Thelossoutweighsthegain.;Gainscannotmakeupforlosses.;losemorethangain;morekicksthanhalfpence;pay(toodear)forone'swhistle;Thegameisnotworththecandle.;Givealarktocatchakite.;Whatisgaineddoesnotmakeupforwhatislost.:
avoidtheworkinwhichwelosemorethanwegain不干得不偿失的活
实用例句
- 迪克一开始舍不得花钱去看医生，如果，他的心脏病日趋严重。这真是贪小失大，得不偿失。
Dick's heart trouble became worse because he wouldn't spend money to see a doctor at the beginning; he was indeed penny wise and pound foolish. - 犯罪是得不偿失的。
Crime doesn't pay.
