[ qīngzhòngdǎozhì ] put the trivial above the important; put the cart before the horse; put the incidental before the fundamental; place the unimportant before the important; reverse the order of importance; think the sauce is better than the fish; lack a sense of proportion
Example Sentences:
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If processes improper , will be dazzled inevitably , puts the trivial above important 如果处理不当,势必目迷五色,轻重倒置。
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Elizabeth , particularly , who knew that her mother owed to the latter the preservation of her favourite daughter from irremediable infamy , was hurt and distressed to a most painful degree by a distinction so ill applied 其实她母亲对待这两位贵客完全是轻重倒置,因为她心爱的一个女儿多亏了达西先生的搭救,才能免于身败名裂,伊丽莎白对这事的经过知道得极其详细,所以特别觉得难受。