| 词汇 | shortsighted |
| 释义 | shortsighted adjective (alsoshort-sighted)us/ˌʃɔːrtˈsaɪ.t̬ɪd/uk /ˌʃɔːtˈsaɪ.tɪd/ shortsightedadjective (THOUGHT)C2disapproving not thinking enough about how an action will affect the future: It was a very shortsighted decision. He condemned the proposed policy as shortsighted. It's very short-sighted of the government not to invest in technological research. Opposite far-sighted Narrow-minded be set in your waysidiom be wearing blindersidiom be wearing blinkersidiom blinkered closed-minded intolerantly myopia myopic myopically narrow-minded narrow-mindedly narrow-mindedness prissily prissy provinciality provincially prude unreceptive unreconstructed unthinking shortsightedadjective (SIGHT)C2mainly UK(US usuallynearsighted) A shortsighted person can only clearly see objects that are close to them: My brother has good eyesight whereas I am a little shortsighted. She has to wear glasses because she's very short-sighted. Eyesight, glasses & lenses accommodative afterimage age-related macular degeneration amaurosis amblyopia eyeglasses glaucoma lenticular limbus long-sighted long-sightedness macula macula lutea ocular oculist short-sighted varifocals wet macular degeneration wraparounds yellow spot Related wordshort-sightedness Synonymmyopic shortsighted | American Dictionaryshortsighted adjective (alsoshort-sighted)us/ˈʃɔrtˈsɑɪt·̬əd/ showing a lack of thought for what might happen in the future: It’s shortsighted to spend all your money on having a good time. Examples of shortsightedshortsighted And yet, if the moderates were morally narrow and shortsighted, they were also morally honest. It was a miserably shortsighted decision and lethal in its consequences. Enacting this law was a sick social experiment concocted by shortsighted criminologists and votehungry lawmakers. Shortsighted people do not see in the same way as normal-sighted people in the fog, although sight may be considered to be degraded in both cases. Sadly, the client's and services engineer's conservatism could not allow the exclusion of mechanical ventilation, whose necessity is demanded by the shortsighted solution to book security. They are not only unattractive but eminently shortsighted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It would certainly be shortsighted, because the potential contribution of overworked general practitioners must be seriously and, perhaps, dangerously devalued. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Anybody with the remotest idea about printing will express the view that to cut back the stock of books is a shortsighted and uneconomic policy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It would be very shortsighted, therefore, if our societies were unable to raise the capital they need because of antiquated legislation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The strategic interest of the country is being ignored and the most shortsighted decisions are being taken. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The attitude that spraying is something which will not affect wild life even though it can be harmful to domestic animals is very shortsighted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have already been profligate and shortsighted, and this must not continue. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Are they not now paying the price for their very shortsighted greed? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, even if we argue from hindsight that the closures have been shortsighted, we must at least ensure that we do not make similar mistakes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The small minority who have such misgivings are shortsighted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of shortsighted These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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