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词汇 long-sighted
释义 long-sighted
adjective
(alsolongsighted)uk /ˌlɒŋˈsaɪ.tɪd/ us /ˌlɑːŋˈsaɪ.t̬ɪd/

long-sightedadjective (EYES)


mainly UK(US usuallyfar-sighted)
A long-sighted person can only clearly see objects that are far away: 远视的
Convex lenses help those who are long-sighted; concave lenses those who are short-sighted.
Longsighted people are unable to see close objects clearly.
Opposite
short-sighted
It's fairly common for young babies who are long-sighted at six months to have normal vision by the time they're four.
We become more long-sighted as we grow older.
Longsighted children may be reluctant to read and suffer from headaches.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Eyesight, glasses & lenses
accommodative
afterimage
age-related macular degeneration
amaurosis
amblyopia
eyeglasses
glaucoma
lenticular
limbus
long-sightedness
macula
macula lutea
ocular
oculist
ophthalmology
short-sighted
varifocals
wet macular degeneration
wraparounds
yellow spot

long-sightedadjective (JUDGMENT)


(alsofar-sighted)
having good judgment about what will happen in the future and the ability to make wise decisions based on this:
His foreign policy was a combination of long-sighted achievements and short-sighted blunders.
They showed themselves to be broad-minded, mature, and long-sighted.
Opposite
short-sighted
You need to be long-sighted when it comes to calling the bottom of bear markets.
Where would English literature be today, were it not for some longsighted publishers seeing the potential of these writers?
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Wise and sensible
be a victory for common senseidiom
cannily
canny
clear-headed
clear-headedly
judicious
judiciously
level-headed
long-sightedness
method
reasoned
responsibility
responsible
responsibly
right-minded
to be wise after the eventidiom
victory
well advised
wily
wisdom

Related word


long-sightedness

Examples of long-sighted


long-sighted
Safety and survival against nuclear fallout is early and long-sighted preparation.
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Not only would they not do so, but it would be supremely unwise in any long-sighted view of policy to attempt to do so.
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You cannot really expect to have that long-sighted vision which a specialist air staff alone can give you.
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It needs very careful and very long-sighted preparations.
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It is not explosive and it is not a long-sighted vision.
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That fact is a tribute to the long-sighted and far-seeing developments we have enjoyed from the water undertakings generally.
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The response to natural climate change is long-sighted planning, intelligent preparation and common sense.
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It is a very valuable and long-sighted concession.
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It is not merely that his long-sighted views are impracticable.
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I hope that any proposed changes will be genuine, practical, long-sighted and on grounds that can be justified.
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For that reason we should be prepared to be flexible, practical and long-sighted.
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There are proportionally more long-sighted people working as professional drivers than in any other profession.
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Therefore, they urge the long-sighted policy of the development of the university college.
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The trouble is that we are not long-sighted enough.
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We on this side try to be long-sighted in these matters.
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