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词汇 myopic
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Definition of myopic in English:

myopic

adjective mʌɪˈɒpɪkˌmaɪˈɑpɪk
  • 1Short-sighted.

    most myopic children can be fitted with glasses to correct their vision
    Example sentencesExamples
    • And of the 5,000 children who turned up at eye clinics for further checks, about half were mildly myopic or shortsighted.
    • However, the treatments do not seem to be as effective or as accurate as myopic corrections except in low corrections.
    • The myopic child can be introverted, studious, and solitary, with no interest in ball games or outdoor pursuits.
    • Approximately 62 million people in the United States are myopic (ie, nearsighted) and require eyeglasses or contact lenses for vision correction.
    • Retinal degeneration is more common in myopic eyes but it's not exactly related to macular degeneration.
    Synonyms
    short-sighted
    North American nearsighted
    informal as blind as a bat
    archaic purblind
    1. 1.1 Lacking foresight or intellectual insight.
      缺乏想像的;目光短浅的,缺乏深谋远虑的;缺乏洞察力的
      the government still has a myopic attitude to public spending

      政府对公共开支仍持目光短浅的态度。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • They want to be hip and happening, but the peer pressure of a myopic public usually stifles a sense of invention and experimentation.
      • Legal and financial issues are certainly important, but it is myopic to stop at just these.
      • Originally they were portrayed as boring, myopic bean counters completely lacking in foresight or creativity.
      • After all, why should the majority suffer for the myopic attitude of a minority, she asks.
      • Such notions are myopic and without foresight.
      Synonyms
      unimaginative, uncreative, unadventurous, narrow-minded, lacking foresight, small-minded, short-term, narrow
      insular, parochial, provincial

Derivatives

  • myopically

  • adverb mʌɪˈɒpɪk(ə)li
    • A man in a tattered suit, involved, myopically, in some elementary task, despite being surrounded by silent indifference.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • We are myopically focused in one area, which lets us manage the political risk more effectively.
      • Australians continually look myopically at issues and assume they are only going on here when that is simply untrue.
      • Dealing with any problem myopically will be to the detriment of another.
      • By late morning he stood on high ground bordering Styal Woods, looking back myopically over the gently undulating farmland.

Rhymes

ectopic, gyroscopic, heliotropic, horoscopic, isotopic, isotropic, kaleidoscopic, macroscopic, microscopic, misanthropic, philanthropic, phototropic, telescopic, topic, tropic

Definition of myopic in US English:

myopic

adjectiveˌmaɪˈɑpɪkˌmīˈäpik
  • 1Nearsighted.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Retinal degeneration is more common in myopic eyes but it's not exactly related to macular degeneration.
    • Approximately 62 million people in the United States are myopic (ie, nearsighted) and require eyeglasses or contact lenses for vision correction.
    • The myopic child can be introverted, studious, and solitary, with no interest in ball games or outdoor pursuits.
    • However, the treatments do not seem to be as effective or as accurate as myopic corrections except in low corrections.
    • And of the 5,000 children who turned up at eye clinics for further checks, about half were mildly myopic or shortsighted.
    Synonyms
    short-sighted
    1. 1.1 Lacking imagination, foresight, or intellectual insight.
      缺乏想像的;目光短浅的,缺乏深谋远虑的;缺乏洞察力的
      the government still has a myopic attitude to public spending

      政府对公共开支仍持目光短浅的态度。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Legal and financial issues are certainly important, but it is myopic to stop at just these.
      • Originally they were portrayed as boring, myopic bean counters completely lacking in foresight or creativity.
      • Such notions are myopic and without foresight.
      • After all, why should the majority suffer for the myopic attitude of a minority, she asks.
      • They want to be hip and happening, but the peer pressure of a myopic public usually stifles a sense of invention and experimentation.
      Synonyms
      unimaginative, uncreative, unadventurous, narrow-minded, lacking foresight, small-minded, short-term, narrow
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