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

• I'm so shortsighted that the eyes on me are about as much use as an ashtray on a motorcycle.
  我是个大近视眼，眼睛对我的用处就和烟灰缸在摩托车上的用处差不多。
• 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。
• That's an ugly, shortsighted system.
  真是个既愚蠢又毫无远见的制度。
• Regular practice of these exercises can improve eyesight and prevent shortsighted eye effectively.
  经常做工种按摩对提高视力和预防近视很有效。
• He finally realize that he is shortsighted and go to the optician.
  他终於明白他眼睛近视了，於是去配了眼镜。
• 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。
• Thankfully, Isabella decried this characterization as shortsighted and simplistic.
  值得庆幸的是，伊莎贝拉批评这类说辞是目光短浅和头脑简单。
• As we get older, shortsighted people are more likely to suffer from retinal detachment, glaucoma and cataracts.
  随着年龄增长，近视人群更可能受到视网膜脱落、青光眼和白内障的困扰。
• This would be shortsighted.
  要真这么做，就是目光短浅了。
• She is not only shortsighted but also shot-tempered.
  她不仅近视，而且性急。