| 词汇 | short-sightedness |
| 释义 | short-sightedness noun[ U ] (alsoshortsightedness)uk /ˌʃɔːtˈsaɪ.tɪd.nəs/ us /ˌʃɔːrtˈsaɪ.t̬ɪd.nəs/ short-sightednessnoun[U] (SIGHT)mainly UK(US usuallynearsightedness) the condition of only being able to see clearly objects that are close to you: 近视 In spite of his asthma and short-sightedness, he was a competent player. The lenses have mainly been tested on people with moderate shortsightedness. Synonym myopia Opposite long-sightedness(EYES)mainly UK To measure long or short-sightedness, a narrow beam of light is shone into the eye. She goes into hospital on Monday for laser surgery to correct her short-sightedness. Eyesight, glasses & lenses accommodative afterimage age-related macular degeneration amaurosis amblyopia dispensing optician eyeglasses glaucoma lenticular limbus long-sighted long-sightedness macula macula lutea ocular oculist ophthalmology wet macular degeneration wraparounds yellow spot short-sightednessnoun[U] (THOUGHT)the quality of not thinking enough about how an action will affect the future, or an example of this: 目光短浅，没有远见 The short-sightedness of these policies can be seen today in Congress.今天，在国会可以看到这些政策的短视。 The hypocrisy and short-sightedness of this decision is immense.这一决定的虚伪性和短视性是巨大的。 Opposites far-sightedness(JUDGMENT) long-sightedness(JUDGMENT) Related word short-sighted He proved himself to be a poor judge of character, blinded by political short-sightedness. The selfishness and short-sightedness of modern society is seen in litter-strewn, graffiti-vandalised communities. Narrow-minded be set in your waysidiom be wearing blindersidiom be wearing blinkersidiom blinker blinkered closed-minded intolerantly myopia myopic myopically narrow-minded narrow-mindedly narrow-mindedness prissily prissy provinciality provincially prude unreconstructed unthinking Examples of short-sightednessshort-sightedness In that sense, interspecific ethicists - supporters of common practices as well as critics - function as diverters from the empirical facts and from the problem of short-sightedness. The consumer was reproached for 'social short-sightedness'. I hope they will recognise the short-sightedness of their policy of discouraging life insurance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All this is not to quantify the economic short-sightedness of putting debt servicing above sound, environmentally friendly economic investment for the future. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This short-sightedness and lack of vision directly results in huge social and financial costs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But had we attempted less, had we been less courageous, in years to come we should have regretted our short-sightedness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Ordinary people must not suffer the consequences of the banks' short-sightedness and the speculators' greed. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English I think it would be difficult to find a more extraordinary combination of political short-sightedness and muddled economics than you have here. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do urge my colleagues to see the absolute lunacy and short-sightedness of such misjudged actions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Their short-sightedness of vision takes my breath away and will only do harm in the long run. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English In this we recognise the short-sightedness of our own policies. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English I think that there is a great deal of short-sightedness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 For example, a heart condition, short-sightedness or deafness could automatically rule out entry into the forces. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What more massive indictment of inefficiency, short-sightedness and slovenliness in government can be attributed to them than that? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The child may need to know whether he may have inherited heart disease, or short-sightedness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of short-sightedness 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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