not see the wood for the trees 汉语意思： 见树不见林（只看到细节而忽略整体） 因细节而忽略大局 只顾局部不顾全局 例句： The manager was so focused on minor errors that he couldn't see the wood for the trees. 经理过于关注小错误，以至于见树不见林。 Sometimes we need to step back and look at the big picture - we shouldn't see the wood for the trees. 有时我们需要退后一步看全局——不应只见树木不见森林。