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nearsighted

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near·sight·ed /ˌnɪəˈsaɪtɪd◂ $ ˈnɪrsaɪtɪd/ adjective especially American English  MIunable to see things clearly unless they are close to you 近视的 far-sighted SYN British English short-sightednearsightedness noun [uncountable]
near·sight·ed adjectiveChineseSyllable


nearsighted
nearsighted /ˌnɪəˈsaɪtəd◂, ˌnɪəˈsaɪtɪd◂ $ ˈnɪrsaɪtəd/ adjective especially American English
unable to see things clearly unless they are close to you ⇨ far-sighted
   SYN  short-sighted British English
—nearsightedness noun [uncountable]


near·sight·edBrE /ˌnɪəˈsaɪtɪd/ 🔊NAmE /ˌnɪrˈsaɪtɪd/ 🔊 adjective (especially NAmE) = short-sighted OPP far-sighted near·sight·ed·ness BrE /ˌnɪəˈsaɪtɪdnəs/ 🔊NAmE /ˌnɪrˈsaɪtɪdnəs/ 🔊 noun [uncountable]