short term

形容词 short term:

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

1. In the short term, the medicine may not be very effective.
   从眼前来看，这药可能疗效不是很大。
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.
   有些工程师认为，既然为这一系统起作用已付出如此巨大的努力，明智的做法是短期内将这项工作继续下去，而不是从头再来。
3. In the short term we will lose money, but in the long term the profits will be very large.
   短期内我们会赔钱，但从长远看，利润将会是丰厚的。