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单词 blinding
释义
blindingblind‧ing /ˈblaɪndɪŋ/ adjective Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • The blinding glare of our headlights frightened the deer.
  • The sun on the snow is blinding.
  • There was a blinding flash and then a loud bang.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • It still burned with a harsh, blinding glare and through it she could see vague shapes, presumably the others.
  • The driver pressed the switch fully down and the beam became of blinding intensity.
  • The first bomb exploded with a blinding crack that swayed the truck on its springs.
  • The hours expanded in deeper and deeper heat, until the air split and the rain was all but blinding.
  • The shop assistant, staring idly through his shop-window, saw the school bus approaching its stop, through almost blinding rain.
  • There ensued a blinding light and then blackness.
  • With a blinding roar the creature reached out.
Thesaurus
THESAURUSa bright light
shining strongly: · The sunshine was very bright.· the bright light of the torch
very bright: · Photographs fade if they are exposed to strong sunlight.
extremely bright, especially in a way that seems good: · The garden was full of brilliant autumn sunshine.
a dazzling light is so bright that it hurts your eyes and you cannot look at it: · dazzling headlights· the dazzling reflection from the mirror
a blinding light is very bright and makes you unable to see for a short time after you have looked at it: · There was a sudden blinding light, followed by the sound of a huge explosion.
a harsh light is bright and unpleasant: · In the harsh light of the kitchen, she looked older than she was.
if the light is good in a place where you are working, it is bright enough for you to see what you are doing: · The light wasn’t good enough to read.
Longman Language Activatorextremely bright
extremely bright and strong, but also attractive and pleasant: · All of a sudden the stage was flooded with brilliant light.· A shaft of brilliant sunlight shone through the dusty attic window.· Suddenly, I looked up and saw a point of light that was more brilliant than any star I had ever seen.
a blinding light is so bright that you cannot see for a short time after you have looked into it : · There was a blinding flash and then a loud bang.· The sun on the snow is blinding.· The blinding glare of our headlights frightened the deer.
a dazzling light is so bright that it hurts your eyes and makes it difficult for you to see: · We walked out of the cinema into dazzling sunshine.· The sun was so dazzling that it was impossible to even look at its reflection in the water.
extremely bright - use this about the sun, or about lights that you can see from a long way away: · The blazing lights of the casino shone out across the bay.· At twilight, the blazing orange sunset turned into a muted pink.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
 the desert with its strange twisted plants and its blinding light
 I struggled back to the hut through blinding rain.
 Suddenly, I had a blinding flash of inspiration.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
 a brilliant flash of light
(=a very bad headache)· He had a throbbing headache, behind his nose and his eyes.
(=extremely bright)· The white buildings reflected a blinding light.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
· Full awareness and memory returned in a blinding flash.· In a blinding flash, everything fell into place.· We'd only gone a short distance from the trees when suddenly we were hit by a blinding flash.· She was aware of a blinding flash of pain as he mastered her, and groaned weakly.· But something was telling her it was no slip - and then, in a blinding flash, she knew!
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
  • Perhaps he could plead a blinding headache, or an attack of tonsilitis?
  • Because then it was that she knew, with blinding clarity, what had been there for some time now.
  • It had come to him as a blinding revelation when he was but a small child.
1[usually before noun] so bright or strong that you cannot see properlyblinding flash/light/glare etc the desert with its strange twisted plants and its blinding lightblinding rain/snow/heat etc I struggled back to the hut through blinding rain. see thesaurus at bright2blinding headache a very bad headache3 blinding realization/clarity/revelation etc a sudden realization, clear understanding, or new idea about something:  It was then that she realised, with blinding clarity, that she loved him. Suddenly, I had a blinding flash of inspiration.4 British English spoken informal very good and enjoyable:  It’s a blinding album.
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