单词 | blindfold |
释义 | blindfold (blaɪndfoʊld ) Word forms: blindfolds , blindfolding , blindfolded 1. countable noun A blindfold is a strip of cloth that is tied over someone's eyes so that they cannot see. 2. verb If you blindfold someone, you tie a blindfold over their eyes. His abductors blindfolded him and drove him to a flat in southern Beirut. [VERB noun] The report says prisoners were often kept blindfolded. [VERB-ed] 3. adverb [ADVERB after verb] If someone does something blindfold, they do it while wearing a blindfold. The Australian chess grandmaster took on six opponents blindfold and beat five. 4. can do sth blindfold phrase If you say that you can do something blindfold, you are emphasizing that you can do it easily, for example because you have done it many times before. [emphasis] He read the letter again although already he could have recited its contents blindfold. Collocations: wear a blindfold COULD wearing a blindfold while you eat help you lose weight? The Sun (2016) It's like wearing a blindfold. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Because he knows all the tricks of his trade, he is able to spot a charlatan from a mile away while wearing a blindfold. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Student X would have to wear a blindfold if she wanted to meet him - and still she said yes. Times, Sunday Times (2015) A typical video might see the pair attempt to apply make-up to one another's faces while wearing a blindfold. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Translations: Chinese: 眼罩, 蒙上眼睛 Japanese: 目隠し布, 目隠しする |
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