| 单词 | blind |
| 释义 | blind (blaɪnd ) Word forms: blinds , blinding , blinded 1. adjective B1 Someone who is blind is unable to see because their eyes are damaged. I started helping him run the business when he went blind. How would you explain colour to a blind person? Synonyms: sightless, unsighted, unseeing, visually impaired The blind are people who are blind. This use could cause offence. He was a teacher of the blind. blindness uncountable noun Early diagnosis and treatment can usually prevent blindness. 2. verb If something blinds you, it makes you unable to see, either for a short time or permanently. The sun hit the windscreen, momentarily blinding him. [VERB noun] Synonyms: stop someone seeing, block someone's vision, obscure someone's vision 3. adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE] If you are blind with something such as tears or a bright light, you are unable to see for a short time because of the tears or light. Her mother groped for the back of the chair, her eyes blind with tears. [+ with] blindly adverb Lettie groped blindly for the glass. Synonyms: wildly, aimlessly, madly, frantically 4. adjective If you say that someone is blind to a fact or a situation, you mean that they ignore it or are unaware of it, although you think that they should take notice of it or be aware of it. [disapproval] David's good looks and impeccable manners had always made her blind to his faults. All the time I was blind to your suffering. Synonyms: unaware of, unconscious of, deaf to, ignorant of blindness uncountable noun ...blindness in government policy to the very existence of the unemployed. 5. verb If something blinds you to the real situation, it prevents you from realizing that it exists or from understanding it properly. He never allowed his love of Australia to blind him to his countrymen's faults. [VERB noun + to] 6. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] You can describe someone's beliefs or actions as blind when you think that they seem to take no notice of important facts or behave in an unreasonable way. [disapproval] ...her blind faith in the wisdom of the Church. Lesley yelled at him with blind, hating rage. Synonyms: unquestioning, prejudiced, wholesale, implicit 7. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] A blind corner is one that you cannot see round because something is blocking your view. He tried to overtake three cars on a blind corner and crashed head-on into a lorry. 8. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] A blind wall or building is one which has no windows or doors. I remembered a huddle of stone buildings with blind walls. 9. countable noun A blind is a roll of cloth or paper which you can pull down over a window as a covering. 10. See also blinding, blindly, colour-blind, Venetian blind 11. to turn a blind eye phrase If you say that someone is turning a blind eye to something bad or illegal that is happening, you mean that you think they are pretending not to notice that it is happening so that they will not have to do anything about it. [disapproval] Teachers are turning a blind eye to pupils smoking at school, a report reveals today. I can't turn a blind eye when someone is being robbed. Quotations: If the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch Bible: St. Matthew There's none so blind as those who will not see A nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse Idioms: turn a blind eye to something to deliberately ignore something because you do not want to take any action over it, even though you know you should The authorities were turning a blind eye to human rights abuses. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers swear blind [British] to insist that you are telling someone the truth, even though they are not sure whether or not to believe you. The American expression is swear up and down. He had a reputation for being a bit of a womanizer but he swore blind that he had met the right girl in me and said he wanted to settle down. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers fly blind to be in a situation where you have nothing to help or guide you We will be flying blind into a world we don't know anything about. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers the blind leading the blind said to mean that the person in charge is just as incapable of doing a task as the person who they are meant to be helping or guiding I'm afraid it's the blind leading the blind as I've never actually used this software before myself. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers blind as a bat unable to see well Without my glasses I was blind as a bat. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers a blind alley something that is useless and will not lead to anything worthwhile Sooner or later they will have to realize that this is a blind alley and that they need to rethink their own strategies. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers blind someone with science to tell someone about something in a complex or technical way so that they have great difficulty in understanding it As a teenage, amateur photographer, I learned all the technical jargon so I could impress people by blinding them with science. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers a blind spot something that you do not understand or know anything about, although you feel that perhaps you should Computers are a blind spot with me. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: blind bend Unless you were standing on a blind bend, or were blind, you'd be able to see your destination. Times, Sunday Times They'll invariably overtake on a blind bend, one hand clamping a mobile to their ear, the other gesticulating out of the open window. The Sun In that short distance there's a blind bend, a narrow and steep hill with passing places, and a garden on the tourist circuit. Times, Sunday Times Witnesses told that before the crash he had driven the wrong way around roundabouts - as well as overtaking on blind bends, narrowly missing oncoming traffic. The Sun Round blind bends where you could not possibly see if the road ahead was blocked. Times, Sunday Times Blind devotion, true love or just sheer stupidity? The Sun Only 'fashionista' carries that soupçon of blind devotion to the cause within its four taut syllables. Times, Sunday Times Love lost, love that was never meant to be, regret, blind devotion, even grief. The Sun No other species shows blind devotion to such abstract causes. Times, Sunday Times The blind devotion demanded by pop music makes it fertile territory for hoaxes. Times, Sunday Times He can be trusted only on the basis of blind faith. Times, Sunday Times He's already proved that blind faith can move mountains. The Sun This newspaper has an abiding faith in science - not a blind faith, but a reasonable confidence in scientific methods based on evidence and peer review. Times, Sunday Times Some were in flat denial, others just had blind faith they would get out one day. Times,Sunday Times As intelligent, childlike curiosity replaces blind faith, and humour replaces rancour, our future looks bright indeed. The Sun His weaknesses are sometimes blind loyalty and obstinacy. Times, Sunday Times Swearing blind loyalty to one supermarket alone — defining yourself by where you shop — looks a bit silly. Times, Sunday Times The loving way in which these mature men listened to his concerns, yet affirmed their pastor, displayed not a blind loyalty but a deep, watchful support. Christianity Today We are always looking at ways to maximize loyalty, but not blind loyalty. Globe and Mail We should not give any party blind loyalty and support. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Goals are great, but they don't really compare in terms of satisfaction, craftsmanship, inspiration and blind luck to a beautiful and blessed nil. Times, Sunday Times And as a result, after ten seconds of sheer blind luck - and a bit of screaming from me - we left the road and hit a tree. The Sun But in my own case at least, it was 10 per cent shrewd planning and 90 per cent blind luck. Times, Sunday Times Instead, it was simply a combination of blind luck and an ancient fungicide. Times, Sunday Times And from those who sought to join their sin-free state, they exacted an oath of blind obedience made on bended knees. Times,Sunday Times For many, blind obedience or selfless duty may be sufficient, but never for all. Times, Sunday Times Demanding blind obedience to human ideas, leaders, and institutions can lead to fanaticism and cultism. Christianity Today Blind obedience to human institutions inevitably weakens the institution. Christianity Today The 'terrible dislocation' between literary criticism by day and blind obedience back at the convent at night only accentuated her distress. Times, Sunday Times More likely it's out of a blind rage that they are of enormous consequence, coupled with a fervent belief that they frankly ought not to be. Times, Sunday Times That blind rage, that fury, those demands for vicious retribution and arrests are not really how we are when we pause for a moment and think about it. Times, Sunday Times Later, though, the sadness turned into a blind rage. The Sun No blind rage directed at one's own team? Times, Sunday Times At this, both father and son are put in a blind rage, in which they both are able to defeat their attackers at the thunderous applause of fans. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They'll be on sale for around 4.99 but both could easily pass for a couple of quid more in a blind tasting. The Sun In a blind tasting against the good stuff you'd guess it was kettle descaler. Times, Sunday Times When the festive conversation flags, try bringing this out for a spot of blind tasting. Times, Sunday Times In a blind tasting you might have guessed it was a marshmallow. Times, Sunday Times The tasters were then asked to evaluate eight reds in a blind tasting and to rate them on a scale of one to ten. Times, Sunday Times Stagger into the dark interior, still blinded by the light outside, and flop onto a cool bed. Times, Sunday Times Some things you don't see at the time because you are blinded by the light. Times, Sunday Times The drow are well adapted to seeing in the dark, and they loathe, are terrified of, and are easily blinded by the light of the surface. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She locked the door and closed the blinds. The Sun The couple opposite put their lights on without closing the blinds. The Sun We closed all blinds and curtains as the sun rose and opened them as it set. Times, Sunday Times She locked the salon door and closed the blinds, spun my chair around and straddled me. The Sun I close the blinds — no need to alarm the neighbours. Times, Sunday Times He told them how he was once not in danger of being half-blind - but of being completely blind. Times, Sunday Times (2008) It is a completely blind apex. Times, Sunday Times (2009) When she recovered, she was profoundly deaf and completely blind. The Runaway Brain: the Evolution of Human Uniqueness (1993) You rushed and opened your blinds and looked. Times, Sunday Times I open the blinds and stare at the view. Times, Sunday Times Increase your exposure to sunlight indoors by opening your blinds and curtains and moving chairs nearer to windows. The Sun If the former spin doctor can't bring himself to open the blinds on his way downstairs in the morning, he knows it's not going to be a good day. Times, Sunday Times He can't open his blinds, he can't go anywhere without being followed. Times, Sunday Times She's a partially blind and deaf thalidomide victim awaiting spinal surgery. The Sun (2013) She struggles to walk and she is partially blind. Times, Sunday Times (2013) He is said to be deaf in one ear and partially blind. Times, Sunday Times (2009) The 39-year-old is partially blind, has no use of his right arm and lasting brain injuries. The Sun (2010) She didn't want me to walk into the world of football totally blind. Times, Sunday Times Not all the listeners are totally blind, of course. Smithsonian The banker was born with congenital glaucoma and went totally blind aged four. The Sun How humane would it be for her to be totally blind? Times, Sunday Times Indeed, at times, some were totally blind (drunk). Times, Sunday Times The innovations continued and by the late 1960s, roller shades and vertical blinds were added to the companys product lines. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Initially only two products, venetian blinds and vertical blinds, were available. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The glass walls are fitted with vertical blinds to give users a choice of natural or artificial lighting. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The ground floor windows in front are protected by metal grates and vertical blinds. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 More commonly however, these vertical blinds are made of thick plastic. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Thanks to some pioneering eye surgery, this lucky chap can see again after being virtually blind for 21 years. The Sun Immaculately turned out with dark wavy hair, he was also a useful lower order batsman, despite being virtually blind in his left eye. Times, Sunday Times He was born with three eye conditions that left him virtually blind. Times, Sunday Times She's virtually blind in her left eye (a corneal and stem-cell transplant have allowed her 'to see silhouettes again'), so fears bumping into things. Times, Sunday Times His last years were spent in ailing health — two failed cataract operations left him virtually blind — but his family did their utmost to care for him. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 盲目的, 盲目的, 使看不见 Japanese: 目の見えない, 目の見えない, 見えないようにする |
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