英文词汇“明珠弹雀”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

明珠弹雀

释义

明珠弹雀míng zhū tán què

hit a bird with bright pearls—the game is not worth the candle; the loss outweighs the gain
❍ 花这样多外汇来建这样的工厂，真好比～，得不偿失。It is not worth spending so much foreign currency to build a factory like this.It is just like shooting a bird with bright pearls—the loss outweighs the gain.

明珠弹雀ming zhu tan que

shoot a pearl at the sparrow—the loss outweighs the gain

明珠弹雀mínɡ zhū tán què

用夜明珠作弹子去打鸟雀。比喻得不偿失。pay too dear for one’s whistle, lose much to get sth. trivial

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