short-sighted
adjective
(alsoshortsighted)uk/ˌʃɔːtˈsaɪ.tɪd/us/ˌʃɔːrtˈsaɪ.t̬ɪd/short-sightedadjective(SIGHT)
C2mainlyUK(USusuallynearsighted)
A short-sightedpersoncan onlyclearlyseeobjectsthat arecloseto them:
近视的She has towearglassesbecause she's very short-sighted.
Mybrotherhas goodeyesightwhereasI am a little shortsighted.
Opposite
long-sighted
Eyesight, glasses & lenses
- accommodative
- afterimage
- age-related macular degeneration
- AMD
- astigmatic
- bespectacled
- bifocals
- boss-eyed
- dark glasses
- eyestrain
- goggles
- macular degeneration
- monocular
- multifocal
- naked
- nearsightedly
- ophthalmology
- pince-nez
- snow blindness
- sty
short-sightedadjective(THOUGHT)
C2disapproving
notthinkingenough about how anactionwillaffectthefuture:
目光短浅的，没有远见的It's very short-sighted of thegovernmentnot toinvestintechnologicalresearch.政府不在技术研究方面进行投资，实在是目光短浅。
Hecondemnedtheproposedpolicyas short-sighted.
It was a very shortsighteddecision.
Opposite
far-sighted
Narrow-minded
- be set inyourwaysidiom
- be wearing blindersidiom
- be wearing blinkersidiom
- blinder
- blinker
- blinkered
- closed-minded
- intolerantly
- myopia
- myopic
- narrow-minded
- narrow-mindedness
- non-thinking
- parochial
- prissy
- prude
- prudish
- prudishly
- prudishness
- unthinking
Synonym
myopic