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

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