头痛医头
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reactive

  • created sense approved 头痛医头/頭痛醫頭 · tóu​tòng​yī​tóu · reactive

    头痛医头 / 頭痛醫頭

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    reactive

    adopting a short-sighted or stop-gap approach by responding to problems only as they arise instead of being proactive

    城市规划不能总是头痛医头，我们需要一个长远的整体方案。

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  • created sense approved 头痛医头/頭痛醫頭 · tóu​tòng​yī​tóu · symptomatic

    头痛医头 / 頭痛醫頭

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    symptomatic

    to treat the immediate symptoms of a problem rather than addressing the underlying root cause

    这种头痛医头的治疗方式只能暂时缓解病人的痛苦，无法根治疾病。

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