Short-term is used to describe things that will last for a short time, or things that will have an effect soon rather than in the distant future.
例句
Investors weren't concerned about short-term profits over the next few years...投资者对未来几年里的短期收益并不感兴趣。This is a cynical manipulation of the situation for short-term political gain...这是为了获取短期政治利益而损人利己地对局势进行操纵。
英汉词典释义
adj.
<商>短期的
a short-term forecast of the UK economy英国经济的短期预测His short-term memory was damaged in the accident.他的短时记忆在事故中受到了损害。
英英词典释义
Adjective
1. relating to or extending over a limited period;