short-sighted

英 [ˌʃɔːt ˈsaɪtɪd]

美 [ˌʃɔːrt ˈsaɪtɪd]

adj.  近视的; 目光短浅的; 无远见的

医学

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牛津词典

adj.

• 近视的
  able to see things clearly only if they are very close to you
• 目光短浅的；无远见的
  not thinking carefully about the possible effects of sth or what might happen in the future
  1. a short-sighted policy
     目光短浅的政策

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 近视的
  If you areshort-sighted, you cannot see things properly when they are far away, because there is something wrong with your eyes.
  1. Testing showed her to be very short-sighted.
     检查表明她近视得很厉害。

in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 near-sighted


• ADJ-GRADED 目光短浅的;无远见的
  If someone isshort-sightedabout something, or if their ideas areshort-sighted, they do not make proper or careful judgments about the future.
  1. Environmentalists fear that this is a short-sighted approach to the problem of global warming...
     环境保护主义者担心这并非解决全球变暖问题的长久之计。
  2. I think we're being very short-sighted.
     我认为我们这样做目光很短浅。

双语例句

• It's very short-sighted of the government not to invest in technological research.
  政府没有对技术研究进行投资实在是目光短浅。
• Climate change is the price we will now inevitably pay for short-sighted policies.
  无远见的政策使我们现在不可避免地要为气候变化付出代价。
• This approach to coding to a deadline is short-sighted and will come back to haunt us later.
  为了在最终期限完成任务，我们用这样方法来编写代码是目光短浅的做法，我们最终将受到惩罚。
• It was a combination of populist politicians, short-sighted companies and an overriding hypocrisy.
  它是由三点的结合造成的：民粹主义的政客，目光短浅的公司，以及普遍的虚伪。
• To treat a city as disposable once your business has prospered is equally wrong and even more short-sighted.
  一旦你的商业发达了便对一个城市任意处置是同样错误的，甚至更加目光短浅。
• He is conceited and short-sighted.
  他自高自大，目光短浅。
• If you are both short-sighted and long-sighted, you need bifocal spectacles or contact lenses.
  如果你既是近视又是远视，你就需戴双光眼镜或隐形眼镜。
• She is light-hearted but short-sighted.
  她无忧无虑但目光短浅。
• Testing showed her to be very short-sighted.
  检查表明她近视得很厉害。
• It is very difficult for a short-sighted man to pick up a needle from the ground.
  近视眼的人要从地上把针拾起来是十分困难的。