头痛医头，脚痛医脚

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❶ 比喻不从根本解决问题，治标不治本，例把犯罪的少年关起来只是头痛医头，脚痛医脚，无法根本解决青少年犯罪的严重问题。

To imprison young people who commit crimes is but a palliative measure．It does not explain or solve why the young take to crime．

❷ 缺乏通盘计划，只是就事论事，忙于应付，例解决都市的环境保护问题，要有通盘计划，逐步实行，不能头痛医头，脚痛医脚。

Stopgap measures do not solve the environmental problems of a city．An overall programme must be drawn up which can be implemented step by step．