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单词 shortsighted
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Definition of shortsighted in US English:

shortsighted

adjectiveˌSHôrtˈsīdədˌʃɔrtˈsaɪdədˌʃɔrtˈsaɪdəd
British
  • 1Unable to see things clearly unless they are relatively close to the eyes; nearsighted.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • She was short-sighted, which meant I had to read her everything from the board.
    • The scientists suggest that the optic nerve in short-sighted users might be more sensitive to ‘computer stress’.
    • Heavy computer use could be linked to glaucoma, especially among those who are short-sighted, fear researchers.
    • For example, a short-sighted person might meet one test for disability, whilst with corrective lenses few would regard his myopia as a disability.
    • I was slightly short-sighted, so on top of the eye patch I had huge correctional lenses.
    • Balding, short-sighted, and uncommunicative, he was driven by a powerful sense of duty and was a firm disciplinarian.
    • Norman took the card from her and held it close to his face as if he were extremely short-sighted.
    • Mr Gibbins suffered from a difficulty in giving evidence because he is very short-sighted.
    • To a short-sighted person, distant objects seem blurred, while near objects can be seen more clearly.
    Synonyms
    myopic
    1. 1.1 Lacking imagination or foresight.
      expedient, shortsighted solutions to problems
      Example sentencesExamples
      • To say that sport is the last remnant of the empire, and that it forces all, irrespective of desire, to run, kick and pant is a little short-sighted to say the least.
      • Nevertheless, to stop there would be short-sighted.
      • We've written here how short-sighted and destructive Wall Street logic is, and to many it indeed looks relentless.
      • While in some instances the criticism might be warranted perhaps we have been short-sighted, forgetting just what some of these people have done for us.
      • This is very short-sighted, especially when we again consider real-world usage.
      • This way of thinking is short-sighted and serves only to damage the nursing profession.
      • More likely this is just some more short-sighted moral crusading leading into what is likely to be a shocking defeat for the current government at this year's election.
      • And there are other reasons why the argument is short-sighted.
      • I am really disappointed at this incredibly short-sighted attitude.
      • Unfortunately, they control the oil wells and we've been too short-sighted to cut consumption when we had a chance.
      • In humanitarian terms it can be defended, though it often appears callous and short-sighted.
      • Mr Collins said the root of the problem was the Government's short-sighted fixation on hospitals which meant other health services had suffered.
      • However, such attitudes are short-sighted, at least in an extreme form.
      • But again, such an interpretation would be short-sighted.
      • This will lead to short-sighted, usually inappropriate responses in the short run.
      • The decision to end the youth programme at Queen Mary Hospital was a very short-sighted decision.
      • These are short-sighted, power-crazed, intellectually degenerate, self-serving, morally empty imbeciles!
      • It is too easy, however, to see this as a simple case of short-sighted cultural conservatism or social insecurity.
      • But it would be short-sighted simply to lament the mistake and pass on.
      • Schneier said short-sighted lobbyists were partly to blame.
      Synonyms
      narrow-minded, narrow, unimaginative, lacking foresight, improvident, unadventurous, small-minded, short-term, insular, parochial, provincial

Definition of shortsighted in US English:

shortsighted

adjectiveˌSHôrtˈsīdədˌʃɔrtˈsaɪdəd
British
  • 1Unable to see things clearly unless they are relatively close to the eyes; nearsighted.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • She was short-sighted, which meant I had to read her everything from the board.
    • The scientists suggest that the optic nerve in short-sighted users might be more sensitive to ‘computer stress’.
    • Heavy computer use could be linked to glaucoma, especially among those who are short-sighted, fear researchers.
    • For example, a short-sighted person might meet one test for disability, whilst with corrective lenses few would regard his myopia as a disability.
    • I was slightly short-sighted, so on top of the eye patch I had huge correctional lenses.
    • Balding, short-sighted, and uncommunicative, he was driven by a powerful sense of duty and was a firm disciplinarian.
    • Norman took the card from her and held it close to his face as if he were extremely short-sighted.
    • Mr Gibbins suffered from a difficulty in giving evidence because he is very short-sighted.
    • To a short-sighted person, distant objects seem blurred, while near objects can be seen more clearly.
    Synonyms
    myopic
    1. 1.1 Lacking imagination or foresight.
      expedient, shortsighted solutions to problems
      Example sentencesExamples
      • To say that sport is the last remnant of the empire, and that it forces all, irrespective of desire, to run, kick and pant is a little short-sighted to say the least.
      • Nevertheless, to stop there would be short-sighted.
      • We've written here how short-sighted and destructive Wall Street logic is, and to many it indeed looks relentless.
      • While in some instances the criticism might be warranted perhaps we have been short-sighted, forgetting just what some of these people have done for us.
      • This is very short-sighted, especially when we again consider real-world usage.
      • This way of thinking is short-sighted and serves only to damage the nursing profession.
      • More likely this is just some more short-sighted moral crusading leading into what is likely to be a shocking defeat for the current government at this year's election.
      • And there are other reasons why the argument is short-sighted.
      • I am really disappointed at this incredibly short-sighted attitude.
      • Unfortunately, they control the oil wells and we've been too short-sighted to cut consumption when we had a chance.
      • In humanitarian terms it can be defended, though it often appears callous and short-sighted.
      • Mr Collins said the root of the problem was the Government's short-sighted fixation on hospitals which meant other health services had suffered.
      • However, such attitudes are short-sighted, at least in an extreme form.
      • But again, such an interpretation would be short-sighted.
      • This will lead to short-sighted, usually inappropriate responses in the short run.
      • The decision to end the youth programme at Queen Mary Hospital was a very short-sighted decision.
      • These are short-sighted, power-crazed, intellectually degenerate, self-serving, morally empty imbeciles!
      • It is too easy, however, to see this as a simple case of short-sighted cultural conservatism or social insecurity.
      • But it would be short-sighted simply to lament the mistake and pass on.
      • Schneier said short-sighted lobbyists were partly to blame.
      Synonyms
      narrow-minded, narrow, unimaginative, lacking foresight, improvident, unadventurous, small-minded, short-term, insular, parochial, provincial
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