汉英词典
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。
EXAMPLE SENTENCES | ||
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勿本末倒置。 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. | ||