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sighted [ˈsaıtıd] ADJ [常用以构成合成词]

short-sighted ADJ

1. short-sighted:

straighten [ˈstreıtən] VB trans, intr

eyesight [ˈaısaıt] N

farther [ˈfɑːðə]

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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This insight has been called his most far-sighted accomplishment.
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For we are certainly agreed that leadership without far-sighted correct action is impossible.
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So it turned out to be a far-sighted move.
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She is far-sighted and wears glasses to see properly.
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The king himself was a great military leader and far-sighted politician.
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He had far-sighted ideas of metal aeroplanes and flying wings, but the necessities of the war held him back.
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This far-sighted ruler sought to employ the town and rural populations as checks upon the growing power of the aristocracy.
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At first the training was hard because the bright sunlight hurt his eyes, but he continued to practice the skill of the far-sighted person for many years.
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Therefore, as his rock edicts record, this far-sighted monarch ordered that useful trees be planted along the roads and on camping grounds.
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His encyclicals are pragmatic and down-to-earth, intelligent yet at times far-sighted.
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