win the battle but lose the war (win the battle but lose the war)

Idiom War

含义

to achieve a small success but fail in the larger goal

取得小成功,但在更大的目标中失败 (qude xiao chenggong, dan zai geng da de mubiao zhong shibai)

例句

"By focusing on minor issues, they won the battle but lost the war."

"通过专注于次要问题,他们赢得了这场战斗,但输了战争。" (tongguo zhuanzhu yu ciyao wenti, tamen yingde le zhe chang zhanzheng, dan shule zhanzheng)