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单词 snow-blind
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Definition of snow-blind in English:

snow-blind

adjective
  • Temporarily blinded by the glare of light reflected by a large expanse of snow.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • At 28,126 feet, exhausted from the delicate, perilous climbing and realizing that he was going snow-blind, Norton turned back.
    • The leader, an American man, was stuck on the South Col, snow-blind with a dead radio.
    • By morning three of the eight were completely snow-blind and all but two were in extreme pain.
    • The next day the doctor is said to have been so completely snow blind that he entered Chamonix hanging on to the strap of his guide's knapsack.

Derivatives

  • snow blindness

  • nounˈsnəʊ ˌblʌɪndnəs
    • During World War II, medics accompanying German mountain troops were experts at treating frostbite, snow blindness, and other problems.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The glass lenses feature 93 percent visible light reduction - essential for avoiding snow blindness while on glaciers - and an antiglare coating.
      • Even before the ozone hole, sunburn and snow blindness were problems during the polar summer because ice reflects both visible light and ultraviolet energy.
      • People suffering from snow blindness should be removed from direct sunlight and allowed to rest in a dark area with their eyes covered by cool, wet bandages until they can be evacuated.
      • Most people can only imagine what an attempt to reach Mount Everest's 29,035-foot summit is like: laboring to find oxygen, battling snow blindness, tunneling through 60-mile-an-hour winds.
 
 

Definition of snow-blind in US English:

snow-blind

adjectiveˈsnōˌblīndˈsnoʊˌblaɪnd
  • Temporarily blinded by the glare of light reflected by a large expanse of snow.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The next day the doctor is said to have been so completely snow blind that he entered Chamonix hanging on to the strap of his guide's knapsack.
    • The leader, an American man, was stuck on the South Col, snow-blind with a dead radio.
    • At 28,126 feet, exhausted from the delicate, perilous climbing and realizing that he was going snow-blind, Norton turned back.
    • By morning three of the eight were completely snow-blind and all but two were in extreme pain.
 
 
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