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shortsighted
[英] [ˈʃɔ:tˈsaɪtɪd] [美] [ˈʃɔrtˈsaɪtɪd] 生词本

adj.

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1. ADJ-GRADED 近视的 If you are short-sighted, you cannot see things properly when they are far away, because there is something wrong with your eyes. 

  • 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
short-sightedness

  • Radical eye surgery promises to cure short-sightedness.

    彻底的眼部手术有望治愈近视。

2. ADJ-GRADED 目光短浅的;无远见的 If someone is short-sighted about something, or if their ideas are short-sighted, they do not make proper or careful judgments about the future. 

  • 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。

  • I think we're being very short-sighted.

    我认为我们这样做目光很短浅。

short-sightedness

  • The government now recognises the short-sightedness of this approach.

    现在政府认识到这个方法缺乏远见。

Adjective

1. lacking foresight or scope;

  • "a short view of the problem"
  • "shortsighted policies"
  • "shortsighted critics derided the plan"
  • "myopic thinking"

2. not given careful consideration;

  • "ill-considered actions often result in disaster"
  • "an ill-judged attempt"
1. 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。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2. It's very shortsighted not to spend money on repairing the house.
不想花钱修理房子，这是缺乏远见的。

来自《简明英汉词典》