short-sighted

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Illness & disabilityshort-sightedˌshort-ˈsighted adjective 1 especially British EnglishMI unable to see objects clearly unless they are very close SYN nearsighted American English OPP long-sighted2 STUPID/NOT INTELLIGENTnot considering the possible effects in the future of something that seems good now – used to show disapproval OPP far-sighted a short-sighted policy of reducing investment in training —short-sightedly adverb —short-sightedness noun [uncountable] Thanks to the government’s short-sightedness, our hospitals are very short of cash.Examples from the Corpusshort-sighted• She was short-sighted a could not see into the auditorium.• It must be confusing and I have no answer to the criticism, except to blame the clearly short-sighted attitude on management.• According to the ancient wisdom, spiritual growth involves transcending the limited and short-sighted Ego to make way for the Self.• His short-sighted eyes blinked at the stranger in his kitchen.• She was being stupidly short-sighted in snapping at this man.• In other words, he is a longer-term investor than the short-sighted institutions.• The auction houses quite wisely retreated, leaving specialist dealers bemoaning what they alleged were short-sighted policies.• Nevertheless, he is not so short-sighted that he can not catch a butterfly between his fingers.• 'Are you short-sighted then?' 'Yeah, can't see a thing without my lenses.'

单词	short-sighted
释义	short-sighted From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Illness & disabilityshort-sightedˌshort-ˈsighted adjective 1 especially British EnglishMI unable to see objects clearly unless they are very close SYN nearsighted American English OPP long-sighted2 STUPID/NOT INTELLIGENTnot considering the possible effects in the future of something that seems good now – used to show disapproval OPP far-sighted a short-sighted policy of reducing investment in training —short-sightedly adverb —short-sightedness noun [uncountable] Thanks to the government’s short-sightedness, our hospitals are very short of cash.Examples from the Corpusshort-sighted• She was short-sighted a could not see into the auditorium.• It must be confusing and I have no answer to the criticism, except to blame the clearly short-sighted attitude on management.• According to the ancient wisdom, spiritual growth involves transcending the limited and short-sighted Ego to make way for the Self.• His short-sighted eyes blinked at the stranger in his kitchen.• She was being stupidly short-sighted in snapping at this man.• In other words, he is a longer-term investor than the short-sighted institutions.• The auction houses quite wisely retreated, leaving specialist dealers bemoaning what they alleged were short-sighted policies.• Nevertheless, he is not so short-sighted that he can not catch a butterfly between his fingers.• 'Are you short-sighted then?' 'Yeah, can't see a thing without my lenses.'
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