| 单词 | short-sighted |
| 释义 | short-sighted also shortsighted 1. adjective If you are short-sighted, you cannot see things properly when they are far away, because there is something wrong with your eyes. [mainly British] Testing showed her to be very short-sighted. Synonyms: near-sighted, myopic short-sightedness uncountable noun Radical eye surgery promises to cure short-sightedness. 2. adjective 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. I think we're being very short-sighted. Synonyms: imprudent, injudicious, ill-advised, unthinking short-sightedness uncountable noun The government now recognises the short-sightedness of this approach. [+ of] Collocations: short-sighted view That seems a short-sighted view. Times, Sunday Times (2013) This is a madly short-sighted view of the worth and value of long-term relationships. Times, Sunday Times (2010) This is a dangerous and short-sighted view. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Translations: Chinese: 近视的 Japanese: 近視の |
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