- (especially British English) (North American English usually nearsighted)
able to see things clearly only if they are very close to you 近视的 She wears glasses because she’s very short-sighted. 她戴眼镜是因为她非常近视。
not thinking carefully about the possible effects of something or what might happen in the future 目光短浅的;无远见的 a short-sighted policy 目光短浅的政策 an attitude which is likely to prove short-sighted 这种态度可能被证明是短视的