得不偿失

[dé bù cháng shī]

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.

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