shortsighted

[US]/ˈʃɔ:tˈsaɪtɪd/
[UK]/ˈʃɔrtˈsaɪtɪd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. hujitumia maelezo ya muda mrefu.

Example Sentences

It’s very shortsighted not to spend money on repairing the house.

Hakuna mshindia kwa kushauri kwa kushughulikia pesa kwa kurejeshua nyumba.

Real-world Examples

This Victorian tech may have been cutting-edge, but it was harvested in the most shortsighted way.

Teknologia hii ya Victorian ilikuwa inayotumia mengine, lakini ilikuwa inayotengwa na njia ya mshindi mrefu.

Source: Reel Knowledge Scroll

If they pass a budget with shortsighted sequester cuts that harm our military and our economy, I’ll veto it.

Kama wao wataamua mali ya kutosha na mifikia ya sequester ya mshindi mrefu ambayo inapunguza miliya yetu na enomia yetu, nitaamua kufuta.

Source: Obama's weekly television address.

And that’s why I will not sign another shortsighted, short-term spending bill like the one Congress sent me this week.

Na hivyo ni kwa sababu nitaamua kufuta mali ya mshindi mrefu, ya muda mrefu, ya kushauri kama ya ambayo Mwimbaji alimwambia mimi kwa mwezi huu.

Source: Obama's weekly television address.

It would have been a shortsighted bargain.

Hakuwa dhamana ya mshindi mrefu.

Source: The places where angels dare not tread.

A spokesperson called Britain's actions " unacceptable, unjustified, and shortsighted" .

Mkuu wa mamlaka alifanya mshindi mrefu kwa mamlaka ya Uingereza kwa mshindi mrefu, mshindi mrefu, na mshindi mrefu.

Source: VOA Special Collection March 2018

And I think, in a wicked world, that's increasingly shortsighted.

Na ninafikiri, katika dunia ya mshindi mrefu, hii inaendelea kutoweza mshindi mrefu.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) September 2020 Collection

Let's hope it wasn't shortsighted to sink thousands of dollars into a mask business.

Tupateki tu kuwa sio mshindi mrefu kufanya miliyada ya dola kwa biashara ya maski.

Source: MBTI Personality Types Guide

These industries are worth billions, but focusing on commercial output is shortsighted, as science is often a slow, evolving, iterative process.

Biashara hizi ni mengi kwa bilioni, lakini kuchangia mshindi mrefu kwa mifano ya kashufua ni mshindi mrefu, kwa sababu mafundisho ni kwa muda mrefu, mshindi mrefu, na mshindi mrefu.

Source: Asap SCIENCE Selection

The U.S. and many other developed nations have worked hard to isolate their central banks from politicians who might be shortsighted.

U.S. na nchi mengine mshindi mrefu yote yana kufanya kwa muda mrefu kushambua mamlaka yao ya mshindi mrefu kutoka kwa wapinzani ambao wana mshindi mrefu.

Source: Economic Crash Course

" Strange how shortsighted being invisible can make you, " said Dumbledore, and Harry was relieved to see that he was smiling.

"Kwa mshindi mrefu kama kuchangia kwa kuchangia kwa kuchangia, " alisema Dumbledore, na Harry alitumia kwa kuchangia kwa kuchangia kwa kuchangia kwa kuchangia.

Source: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

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