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

• She is very shortsighted.
  她近视很深。
• This is a very shortsighted decision.
  这是一项非常缺乏远见的决定。
• She is not only shortsighted but also shot-tempered.
  她不仅近视，而且性急。
• 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。
• 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。
• That's an ugly, shortsighted system.
  真是个既愚蠢又毫无远见的制度。
• How about your health? Are you shortsighted?
  你身体怎样？有近视吗？
• 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。
• Most people at my age are shortsighted nowadays.
  现在跟我同龄的人大多都患近视。
• 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。