查询词典 penny-pinch

Penny Darbyshire, an academic who has been following wigs for several years, says they pore over press

一位名叫潘妮·达比赛尔的专业学者，在对法官进行了几年的跟踪调查后表示，法官们对媒体报道都读得很仔细。

Each number will be positive and displayed to the penny.

每个数字将是积极的，并显示到一分钱。

But things are about to get much worse, as the economic crisis — its effects exacerbated by the penny-wise, pound-foolish behavīor that passes for "fiscal responsibility" in Washington — deals a severe blow to education across the board.

但是事情还在变得更糟，因为经济危机的到来，而经济危机的影响又因为小事清楚，大事糊涂的方式加剧了，华盛顿更会强调财政上的责任感，这对教育又是一个沉重的打击。

If the provisions for our life here continue to shrink while our tasks and responsibilities grow, government units may find that they have been penny-wise and pound-foolish:it will become increasingly difficult to recruit competent professionals for important jobs requiring foreign expertise.

如果我们在这儿的生活条件越来越差而工作任务和责任却越来越重，那么政府部门可能会发现是丢了西瓜捡了芝麻，要想在需要外国专家的重要岗位聘到称职的专业人士就会变得越来越困难。

The current study is just one in a long line suggesting that penny-wise hospital staffing practices may translate into pound-foolish increases in the human and financial costs of care related to poorer outcomes, including higher mortality rates.

许多研究表明那些为了蝇头小利而减少人员配备的做法是得不偿失的，因为一旦病人病情恶化，包括有更高的死亡率，那么护理病人所要付出的人力和金钱支出将会更多。

For example, objective data from a series of similar cases handled by different firms may show that although one firm spent slightly less than the average across all cases on fees and expenses, the resulting amount paid out in settlement was well above the average, leading to the conclusion that the firm was penny-wise but pound-foolish.

例如，来自于相似案件的一组数据，被不同的律师事务所所处理，尽管一个律师事务所在费用上花销少于平均值，在结算时结果却高于平均值，那就会得出结论"小账精明大帐糊涂"

The decision — which NASA officials say is not yet final — has angered scientists, who call it penny-wise and pound-foolish, and say that it is being made without the usual formal review by the science community.

NASA官员称这一决策尚未最终确定。此消息已经惹怒了有关科学家，他们称此决定目光短浅，而且没有经过科学共同体例行的正式评议。

But things are about to get much worse, as the economic crisis — its effects exacerbated by the penny-wise, pound-foolish behavior that passes for "fiscal responsibility" in Washington — deals a severe blow to education across the board .

但是情况很快将变得更糟，随着经济危机的效果被华盛顿那些形为"财政责任"，实则小事精明、大事糊涂的行为大大加剧，危机将对整个教育行业造成严重打击。

This is possible, but can not be penny wise and pound foolish.

这是可能的，但不能因小失大。

The political uprising of the working class was then assisted in large by the presumptuously apolitical penny press.

当时工人阶级在政治上的崛起，很大程度上是靠了便士报纸，这些报纸不带政治色彩，想说什么就说什么。

She gently rebuff ed him, but agreed that they could be friends

她婉言拒绝了，但同意作为朋友相处。

If in the penal farm, you were sure to be criticized.

要是在劳改农场，你等着挨绳子吧！