单词 | far-sighted |
释义 | far-sighted From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishfar-sightedˌfar-ˈsighted / $ ˈ. ˌ../ adjective1 PREDICTfar-sighted people, ideas, or plans are wise because they show an understanding of what will happen in the future far-sighted investments a far-sighted politician2 especially American EnglishSIGHT/ABILITY TO SEE able to see or read things clearly only when they are far away from you OPP short-sighted SYN long-sighted British English —far-sightedness noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpusfar-sighted• But the other changes have been both radical and far-sighted.• This point was acknowledged even 150 years ago by a far-sighted Baptist parson, John Howard Hinton.• The universe, thought Scarlet, must be benevolently staffed by more far-sighted beings than ourselves.• Prices were falling and far-sighted men were looking for something else to cultivate. |
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