词汇 | shortsightedly |
释义 | shortsightedly adverb (alsoshort-sightedly)us/ˌʃɔːrtˈsaɪ.t̬ɪd.li/uk /ˌʃɔːtˈsaɪ.tɪd.li/ shortsightedlyadverb (THOUGHT)disapproving in a way that does not think enough about how an action will affect the future: Shortsightedly, the federal government has reduced its contributions dramatically. The regime shortsightedly promoted the formation of a workforce suitable for only low-skilled jobs. They shortsightedly used their savings to pay the bill. The newspapers promptly (if shortsightedly) declared it "The Greatest Day in History." 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 shortsightedlyadverb (SIGHT)mainly UK(US usuallynearsightedly) in a way that shows that a person can only clearly see objects that are close to them: Aunt Emily lifted the blind and peered shortsightedly at her through the window. He blinked shortsightedly at them, then shook his head and concentrated on the food again. He looked shortsightedly around him again and then recognized her in the crowd. She leaned forward and peered shortsightedly into the night. Joe squinted short-sightedly at the shape in the dimness. She stared short-sightedly at the faded writing. 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 wordshortsighted Synonymmyopically |
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