| 词汇 | short-sighted |
| 释义 | short-sightedWord family nounshortageshortenershorteningshortieshortnessshortarseshortbreadshortcakeshort circuitshortcomingshortfallshortgownshorthandshorthornshortlistshortstopshort storyshortswordshort-termismshort waveverbshortenshort-changeadjectiveshortishshortarmshortcrustshort-haulshortholdshort-livedshort-rangeshort-sightedshort-staffedshort-temperedshort-termshortadverbshortly Illness & disability ˌshort-ˈsighted adjectiveadj 1. especially British EnglishBrEMI unable to see objects clearly unless they are very close 近视的 SYN American English nearsighted OPP long-sighted 2 STUPID/NOT INTELLIGENTnot considering the possible effects in the future of something that seems good now – used to show disapproval 目光短浅的，无远见的〔含贬义〕 OPP far-sighted a short-sighted policy of reducing investment in training 减少培训投入的目光短浅的政策 —short-sightedly adverbadv —short-sightedness noun [uncountableU] Thanks to the government’s short-sightedness, our hospitals are very short of cash. 由于政府目光短浅，我们的医院资金非常紧缺。 Examples from the Corpus short-sighted• She was short-sighted a could not see into the auditorium.• It must be confusing and I have no answer to the criticism, except to blame the clearly short-sighted attitude on management.• According to the ancient wisdom, spiritual growth involves transcending the limited and short-sighted Ego to make way for the Self.• His short-sighted eyes blinked at the stranger in his kitchen.• She was being stupidly short-sighted in snapping at this man.• In other words, he is a longer-term investor than the short-sighted institutions.• The auction houses quite wisely retreated, leaving specialist dealers bemoaning what they alleged were short-sighted policies.• Nevertheless, he is not so short-sighted that he can not catch a butterfly between his fingers.• 'Are you short-sighted then?' 'Yeah, can't see a thing without my lenses.' |
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