汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 本末倒置
本末倒置
lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect / to stress the incidental over the fundamental / to put the cart before the horse
本 root / 末 Treetop / 置 put / The metaphor reverses the position of priority and priority
比喻颠倒了事物的主次轻重。
běn dào/dǎo zhì
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

本末倒置

Don't put the cart before the horse.

在他来看,人们老是本末倒置

In his view, people spend far too much time putting the cart before the horse.

本末倒置会弄砸一件好事情。

After all, putting the cart before the horse can kill a good thing.

没有房子先置家具真是本末倒置

Buying furniture before having a house is really putting the cart before the horse.

不要把马车放在马前;勿本末倒置

Don't put the cart before the horse?

如果你这样做的话就本末倒置啦!

That would be putting the cart before the horse.

我尝试想说的是:许多运动员本末倒置

What I'm trying to say is: many players put the cart before the horse.