long-sighted

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ˌlong-ˈsighted adjective British English  HBHMIable to see objects or read things clearly only when they are far from your eyes 远视的 OPP short-sighted SYN American English far-sighted

Examples from the Corpus

long-sighted• My daughter's long-sighted and wears reading glasses.• We become more long-sighted as we grow older, and our glasses need to be more powerful.• A long-sighted contrarian might now dump equities for buildings.• She attempted a smile, head tilted back, long-sighted eyes drained of most of their blue by the afternoon light.• His long-sighted eyes reflected gold back to the sunset, and the brightness did not fade as the sun went down.• Until now, long-sighted people have to wear glasses or contact lenses to see the world in sharp focus.

ˌlong-ˈsighted adjectiveChineseSyllable  

things objects able or read see to Corpus

long-sighted
ˌlong-ˈsighted adjective British English
able to see objects or read things clearly only when they are far from your eyes
   OPP  short-sighted
   SYN  far-sighted American English

long-sightedBrE /ˌlɒŋ ˈsaɪtɪd/ 🔊NAmE /ˌlɔːŋ ˈsaɪtɪd/ 🔊, /ˌlɑːŋ ˈsaɪtɪd/ 🔊 (especially BrE) (also ˌfar-ˈsighted especially in NAmE ) adjective [not usually before noun] not able to see things that are close to you clearly 远视 OPP short-sighted ▸ long-sighted·ness BrE /ˌlɒŋ ˈsaɪtɪdnəs/ 🔊NAmE /ˌlɔːŋ ˈsaɪtɪdnəs/ 🔊, /ˌlɑːŋ ˈsaɪtɪdnəs/ 🔊 (also ˌlong ˈsight) noun [uncountable]