| 释义 |
舍本逐末shě běn zhú mòattend to the superficials (/trivialities/trifles) and neglect the essentials (/fundamentals); divagate; dwell on side issues; grasp the shadow instead of the substance;penny wise,pound foolish; run after the lessimportant things,forgetting the important
❍ 他故意～，以便阻挠谈判的进展。He deliberately dwelled on side issues to obtruct the progress of the negotiation. 舍本逐末attend to trifles to the neglect of essentials 舍本逐末shě běn zhú mò舍：放弃；本：指树根；逐：追求；末：树梢。形容办事不从根本上着手，而在细枝末节上下工夫。比喻本末倒置。attend to trifles to the neglect of essentials, grasp the shadow instead of the substance, lose the substance for the shadow |