英语词汇“short-sighted”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

short-sighted

/ʃɔːtˈsʌɪtɪd

adjective British

1Having short sight: he is short-sighted and has worn glasses since the age of ten short-sighted eyes...

To a short-sighted person, distant objects seem blurred, while near objects can be seen more clearly.
Heavy computer use could be linked to glaucoma, especially among those who are short-sighted, fear researchers.
The scientists suggest that the optic nerve in short-sighted users might be more sensitive to ‘computer stress’.

Synonyms

myopic;

North American nearsighted

informal as blind as a bat

archaic purblind

1.1Lacking imagination or foresight: a short-sighted government...

This way of thinking is short-sighted and serves only to damage the nursing profession.
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.

Synonyms

narrow-minded, narrow, unimaginative, lacking foresight, improvident, unadventurous, small-minded, short-term, insular, parochial, provincial

Derivatives

short-sightedly

adverb ...

For our Wyoming fossils, we hope to build up a collection at the University; the previous collection was short-sightedly given away.
He peered short-sightedly through the windshield.
She peered at a guard, squinting short-sightedly.

单词	short-sighted
释义	short-sighted /ʃɔːtˈsʌɪtɪd / adjective British 1Having short sight: he is short-sighted and has worn glasses since the age of ten short-sighted eyes... To a short-sighted person, distant objects seem blurred, while near objects can be seen more clearly. Heavy computer use could be linked to glaucoma, especially among those who are short-sighted, fear researchers. The scientists suggest that the optic nerve in short-sighted users might be more sensitive to ‘computer stress’. Synonyms myopic; North American nearsighted informal as blind as a bat archaic purblind 1.1Lacking imagination or foresight: a short-sighted government... This way of thinking is short-sighted and serves only to damage the nursing profession. 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. Synonyms narrow-minded, narrow, unimaginative, lacking foresight, improvident, unadventurous, small-minded, short-term, insular, parochial, provincial Derivatives short-sightedly adverb ... For our Wyoming fossils, we hope to build up a collection at the University; the previous collection was short-sightedly given away. He peered short-sightedly through the windshield. She peered at a guard, squinting short-sightedly.
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