not see the forest for the trees

相關詞: forest

成語

Definition

  1. To be so focused on the details of a matter that one fails to understand or consider the larger context or overall situation.

    见树不见林

    • In reviewing the contract, he focused so much on the minute details that he failed to see the major risks involved.

      在审查合约时,他过于关注细微的细节,以致于忽略了其中涉及的重大风险。

    • She was so concerned with every little error that she failed to see the overall success of the project.

      她过于担心每个小错误,以致于未能看到整个项目的成功。

    • The team was so fixated on individual problems that they failed to realize the entire project had gone off course.

      团队过于关注个别问题,以致于没有意识到整个项目已经偏离了轨道。