表达 “can't see the wood for the trees” 的意思是 “做某件事情时太专注于细节，没有注意整体大局，因而可能会错漏重要的信息”，它就相当于汉语中所说的 “见木不见林”。

例句

Worrying about the small details means I can't see the wood for the trees.

担心这些小细节意味着我不能顾全大局。

I've been working on this project for a long time but can't see the wood for the trees – what are we trying to achieve?

这个项目我已经做了很长时间了，但却不知道我们最终要实现什么目标？

When you can't see the wood for the trees, take a step back and remind yourself what you are doing.

当你看不到整体大局时，退一步并提醒自己正在做什么。