英譯：
not see the wood/forest for the trees
註：not see the wood for the trees 的前面通常用 can, could 或 be able，即 cannot/can’t/couldn’t/be not able to see the wood for the trees。
例句：
- Some people often cannot see the wood for the trees. (有些人經常見樹不見林)
- The information presented in this textbook is so disorganized that I can’t see the wood for the trees. (這本教科書所提供的資訊雜亂無章，致使我見樹不見林)
- The politician’s opponents claimed that she couldn’t see the forest for the trees, because she spent so much time trying to solve minor problems. (這位政治人物的對手宣稱，她見樹不見林，因為她花太多時間在解決不重要的問題上)
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