Definition
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。