to invert the importance of things (i.e. stress the unimportant and neglect the important) / lacking a sense of perspective / to put the cart before the horse
to invert the importance of things (i.e. stress the incidental and neglect the main point) / lacking a sense of perspective / to put the cart before the horse
( 輕重主次 )
EXAMPLE SENTENCES
刑期长短要和罪行轻重一致。
A prison sentence should match the severity of the crime.
若种稻的土壤盐碱轻重,则以过氧化钙拌种,效果最佳。
If rice was grown in saline-alkali soil, the best result was shown when the seeds were dressed with calcium oxide.
温湿度也是影响红脂大小蠹发生轻重的主要因子之一。
Temperature and humidity also affect the activity of the red turpentine beetles.
失去孩子的年轻父母和五六十岁时失去老伴儿的老人们的悲伤能比较轻重吗?
How do you compare the grief of a young parent left with small children to that of an aged person amputated from his or her partner of fifty or sixty years?
违反《外专纪律》中“外专在校基本纪律”任意一条,视情节轻重,扣发当月工资乃至解除聘用合同。
If the foreign expert disobeyed any basic discipline in foreign expert's discipline, depending on the seriousness, the school may deduct the salary on that month and even cancel the contract.
在轻重混合稀土中能单独分离镧、铈、镨、钬、钪。本方法能用于分离、测定独居石中的稀土元素。
Lanthanum, Cerium, Praseodymium, Holmium and Scandium from a mixture of rare earth elements can also obtained, This method is being us...