shortsighted

英 [ˌʃɔːtˈsaɪtɪd]

美 [ˈʃɔrtˈsaɪtɪd]

adj.  近视的; 目光短浅的;无远见的

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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。

英英释义

adj

• lacking foresight or scope
  1. a short view of the problem
  2. shortsighted policies
  3. shortsighted critics derided the plan
  4. myopic thinking
  Synonym:shortunforesightfulmyopic
• not given careful consideration
  1. ill-considered actions often result in disaster
  2. an ill-judged attempt
  Synonym:ill-consideredill-judgedimprovident
• unable to see distant objects clearly
  Synonym:nearsightedmyopic

双语例句

• This is a very shortsighted decision.
  这是一项非常缺乏远见的决定。
• Don't be so shortsighted as to see only what is under your nose.
  不要这样目光如豆，只看到鼻子尖下这一点点。
• Such a shortsighted policy is a time bomb that will one day explode in araeriea's face.
  这样一种短视的政策无异是颗定时炸弹，总有一天会在美国面前爆炸。
• If we let her leave this room in this way, we're all shortsighted fools.
  如果让她就这样离开这个房间，那我们就都是些鼠目寸光的傻瓜。
• One reason is that male brain structure decides they is shortsighted destroyer.
  其中一项原因是，男性的大脑构造决定了他们是短视的破坏者。
• How about your health? Are you shortsighted?
  你身体怎样？有近视吗？
• That's an ugly, shortsighted system.
  真是个既愚蠢又毫无远见的制度。
• Most people at my age are shortsighted nowadays.
  现在跟我同龄的人大多都患近视。
• This would be shortsighted.
  要真这么做，就是目光短浅了。
• Shortsighted people have to wear glasses, as do longsighted people.
  近视眼的人要戴眼镜，远视眼的人也要戴。