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

• Shortsighted people usually squint at things.
  近视眼的人看东西通常眯着眼。
• Most people at my age are shortsighted nowadays.
  现在跟我同龄的人大多都患近视。
• 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。
• He is shortsighted on political issues.
  他在政治问题上很近视。
• 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。
• If God is waiting to meet me, it is shortsighted to put other work in His place.
  如果神等着要与我会面，我却将其他工作摆在优先，那就太短视了。
• She is not only shortsighted but also shot-tempered.
  她不仅近视，而且性急。
• 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。
• That's an ugly, shortsighted system.
  真是个既愚蠢又毫无远见的制度。
• 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。