blind
- IPA[blʌɪnd]
英式
- unable to see because of injury, disease, or a congenital condition；(of an action, especially a test or experiment) done without being able to see or without having relevant information
- cause (someone) to be unable to see, permanently or temporarily；deprive (someone) of understanding, judgement, or perception
- a screen for a window, especially one on a roller or made of slats；an awning over a shop window.
- without being able to see clearly；without having all the relevant information; unprepared
verb: blind, 3rd person present: blinds, gerund or present participle: blinding, past tense: blinded, past participle: blinded
noun: blind, plural noun: blinds
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形容詞
- 1. unable to see because of injury, disease, or a congenital condition a blind man he was blind in one eye 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ (of an action, especially a test or experiment) done without being able to see or without having relevant information a blind tasting of eight wines
- ▪ (of flying) using instruments only blind landings during foggy conditions
- 2. lacking perception, awareness, or judgement a blind acceptance of the status quo she was blind to the realities of her position 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ not controlled by reason they left in blind panic 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ not governed by purpose a world of blind chance
- 3. (of a corner or bend in a road) impossible to see round two trucks collided on a blind curve in the road
- ▪ (of a door or window) walled up fresco paintings on the blind windows
- ▪ closed at one end a blind pipe 同義詞 反義詞
- 4. British informal not the slightest (used in emphatic expressions) this declaration is not a blind bit of good to the workers
- 5. (of a plant) without buds, eyes, or terminal flowers planting too shallowly is the most common cause of bulbs coming up blind
動詞
- 1. cause (someone) to be unable to see, permanently or temporarily the injury temporarily blinded him her eyes were blinded with scalding tears 同義詞
- 2. deprive (someone) of understanding, judgement, or perception he was blinded by his faith somehow Clare and I were blinded to the truth 同義詞
- ▪ confuse or overawe someone with (something they do not understand) they try to blind you with science 同義詞
- 3. British informal, dated move very fast and dangerously I could see the bombs blinding along above the roof tops
名詞
- 1. a screen for a window, especially one on a roller or made of slats she pulled down the blinds 同義詞
- ▪ British an awning over a shop window.
- 2. something designed to conceal one's real intentions he phoned again from his own home: that was just a blind for his wife 同義詞
- ▪ North American a camouflaged shelter used for observing or hunting wildlife a duck blind
- 3. British informal, dated a heavy drinking bout he's off on a blind again
副詞
- 1. without being able to see clearly he was the first pilot in history to fly blind wines were tasted blind
- ▪ without having all the relevant information; unprepared he was going into the interview blind
- ▪ (of a stake in poker or brag) put up by a player before the cards dealt are seen.
