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cannot see the forest for the trees
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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

cannot see the forest for the trees
  1. 1. 见树不见林;因小失大;以偏概全

Examples

We cannot choose but (to) stay.
我们只得留下来。 but
At this distance we cannot know Neanderthal men.
时隔久远,我们现在不可能了解尼安得特人了。 distance
I cannot thank you enough.
我对你真是感激不尽。
People who do not get enough Vitamin A cannot see well in the dark.
缺乏维生素A的人夜晚看不清东西。
As a surgeon, I cannot afford any mistakes, it would be dangerous for the patient.
作为一名外科医生,我犯不起任何错误,这对病人来说太危险了。
A civil war will take place if the three parties cannot reach an agreement.
如果三方不能达成一致,内战就会爆发。 agreement
My computer cannot handle new programs because it doesn't have enough memory.
我的电脑不能处理新的程序,因为内存不足了。 memory
This area is only for patients, visitors cannot trespass.
这是病患区,来访者止步。
Under the terms of the trust he receives interest, but still cannot access the money.
基于这些条款,他可以获得利息,却拿不到本金。
A Passion, without warmth, cannot mend a broken heart.
仅有热情而没有热心,不足以修补一颗受伤的心灵。 mend

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