英文词汇“掂斤播两”的读音、释义、例句、中文翻译及雅思托福GRE难词速记-英汉词典

单词

掂斤播两

释义

掂斤播两掂斤簸两/掂斤估两diān jīn bō liǎng

calculate in small matters; engage in petty calcu lation; make a fuss over trifles; square accounts in every detail; think about personal gains and losses in trifling matters
❍ 她把自家和别人家发生的事情，掂斤簸两地通统回忆了一番，估计其中的意义，她明白是自己错了；……(王汶石《风雪之夜》85) She reviewed the long vista of her own life and that of others,calculating in small matters and weighing its meaning,and came to see that she had acted wrongly.
❍ 他喜欢～，实在是鼠目寸光。He likes to square accounts in every detail,for he only sees what is under his nose.
❍ 她踱来踱去，掂斤簸两，不知如何是好。She paced the floor,weighing alternatives,for she did not know what to do.

掂斤播两diān jīn bō liǎnɡ

掂：放在手上估量东西的轻重。估量轻重。比喻在琐碎的事情上斤斤计较。be calculating in small matters, engage in petty calculations, make a fuss over trifles, argue about little details

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