形容詞 short term:

1. relating to or extending over a limited period
   同義詞：short-run, short-term

1. In the short term, the medicine may not be very effective.
   從眼前來看，這藥可能療效不是很大。
2. Some engineers take the view that since so much effort has been put into making this system work it would be sensible in the short term to continue the same line rather than start afresh.
   有些工程師認(rèn)為，既然為這一系統(tǒng)起作用已付出如此巨大的努力，明智的做法是短期內(nèi)將這項工作繼續(xù)下去，而不是從頭再來。
3. In the short term we will lose money, but in the long term the profits will be very large.
   短期內(nèi)我們會賠錢，但從長遠(yuǎn)看，利潤將會是豐厚的。