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单词 short-sightedness
释义
short-sightedness
noun[U]
(alsoshortsightedness)
uk
/ˌʃɔːtˈsaɪ.tɪd.nəs/us
/ˌʃɔːrtˈsaɪ.t̬ɪd.nəs/

short-sightednessnoun[U](SIGHT)

mainlyUK
(USusuallynearsightedness)
theconditionof only beingabletoseeclearlyobjectsthat arecloseto you:
近视
Inspiteof hisasthmaand short-sightedness, he was acompetentplayer.
Thelenseshavemainlybeentestedonpeoplewithmoderateshortsightedness.
Synonym
myopia
Opposite
long-sightedness(EYES)mainlyUK
More examples
  • Tomeasurelongor short-sightedness, anarrowbeamoflightisshoneinto theeye.
  • She goes intohospitalonMondayforlasersurgerytocorrecther short-sightedness.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Eyesight, glasses & lenses
  • accommodative
  • afterimage
  • age-related macular degeneration
  • AMD
  • astigmatic
  • bespectacled
  • bifocals
  • boss-eyed
  • dark glasses
  • goggles
  • macular degeneration
  • monocular
  • multifocal
  • naked
  • nearsightedly
  • ophthalmology
  • pince-nez
  • snow blindness
  • sty
  • sunnies
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short-sightednessnoun[U](THOUGHT)

thequalityof notthinkingenough about how anactionwillaffectthefuture, or anexampleof this:
目光短浅，没有远见
The short-sightedness of thesepoliciescan beseentoday inCongress.今天，在国会可以看到这些政策的短视。
Thehypocrisyand short-sightedness of thisdecisionisimmense.这一决定的虚伪性和短视性是巨大的。
Opposites
far-sightedness(JUDGMENT)
long-sightedness(JUDGMENT)
Related word
short-sighted
More examples
  • Heprovedhimself to be apoorjudgeofcharacter,blindedbypoliticalshort-sightedness.
  • Theselfishnessand short-sightedness ofmodernsocietyisseenin litter-strewn, graffiti-vandalisedcommunities.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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
  • tunnel vision
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(Definition ofshort-sightednessfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
short-sightedness
noun[U]
uk
/ˌʃɔːtˈsaɪ.tɪd.nəs/us
/ˌʃɔːrtˈsaɪ.t̬ɪd.nəs/

short-sightednessnoun[U](SIGHT)

UK
(USnearsightedness)
theconditionof only beingabletoseeclearlyobjectsthat arecloseto you
近视
Because of his short-sightedness he neverknewexactlywhat was in hishand.由于他的近视，他从来无法确切知道自己手里到底有什么。
Inspiteof hisasthmaand short-sightedness, he was acompetentclubcricketer.尽管他有哮喘和近视，但他是一名称职的俱乐部板球球员。
More examples
  • Tomeasurelongor short-sightedness, anarrowbeamoflightisshoneinto theeye.
  • She goes intohospitalonMondayforlasersurgerytocorrecther short-sightedness.
  • Thelenseshavemainlybeentestedonpeoplewithmoderateshort-sightedness.

short-sightednessnoun[U](THOUGHT)

thequalityof notthinkingenough about how anactionwillaffectthefuture, or anexampleof this
目光短浅，没有远见
The short-sightedness of thesepoliciescan beseentoday inCongress.今天，在国会可以看到这些政策的短视。
Thehypocrisyand short-sightedness of thisdecisionisimmense.这一决定的虚伪性和短视性是巨大的。
See
short-sighted
More examples
  • Heprovedhimself to be apoorjudgeofcharacter,blindedbypoliticalshort-sightedness.
  • Theselfishnessand short-sightedness ofmodernsocietyisseenin litter-strewn, graffiti-vandalisedcommunities.

Examplesofshort-sightedness

short-sightedness
In that sense, interspecific ethicists - supporters of common practices as well as critics - function as diverters from the empirical facts and from the problem ofshort-sightedness.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The consumer was reproached for 'socialshort-sightedness'.
From theCambridge English Corpus
I hope they will recognise theshort-sightednessof their policy of discouraging life insurance.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
All this is not to quantify the economicshort-sightednessof putting debt servicing above sound, environmentally friendly economic investment for the future.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Thisshort-sightednessand lack of vision directly results in huge social and financial costs.
From the
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
But had we attempted less, had we been less courageous, in years to come we should have regretted ourshort-sightedness.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Ordinary people must not suffer the consequences of the banks'short-sightednessand the speculators' greed.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
I think it would be difficult to find a more extraordinary combination of politicalshort-sightednessand muddled economics than you have here.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I do urge my colleagues to see the absolute lunacy andshort-sightednessof such misjudged actions.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Theirshort-sightednessof vision takes my breath away and will only do harm in the long run.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
In this we recognise theshort-sightednessof our own policies.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
I think that there is a great deal ofshort-sightedness.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
For example, a heart condition,short-sightednessor deafness could automatically rule out entry into the forces.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
What more massive indictment of inefficiency,short-sightednessand slovenliness in government can be attributed to them than that?
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The child may need to know whether he may have inherited heart disease, orshort-sightedness.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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