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单词 blind
释义

blind1/bliend/ adj

unable to see; sightless

of or for sightless people

(often + to) unable or unwilling to perceive things clearly or judge them rationally

Love is blind — Shakespeare

blind to all arguments

acting or done without control or judgment

a blind swipe

not based on reason, evidence, or knowledge

blind faith

acting without reason or purpose

blind forces

completely insensible

in a blind stupor

informal drunk

without sight or knowledge of anything that could serve for guidance beforehand

said of an aircraft's landing: performed solely by the use of its instruments, without vision of the ground

hidden from sight; concealed

a blind stitch

unable to be seen round

a blind corner

having only one opening or outlet

a blind alley

informal the slightest

having no opening for light or passage

a blind wall

blocked up

a blind door

used as an intensifier

not a blind bit of use

(as) blind as a bat

completely, or almost totally, blind

turn a blind eye

to overlook or condone another's mistake or wrongdoing

[associated with the action of Lord Nelson at the Battle of Copenhagen in 1801, in putting a telescope to his blind eye in order to avoid seeing a signal commanding him to discontinue the action]
blindly adv
blindness noun
[Old English blind]

blind2verb trans

to make (somebody) blind

(often + to) to rob (somebody) of judgment or discernment

to dazzle (somebody)

verb intrans

Brit, informal to swear

cursing and blinding

blind with science/blind (somebody) with science

to impress or overwhelm (somebody) with a display of usu technical knowledge


blind3noun

(the blind) people who are blind

In the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king — H G Wells

a flexible screen for covering a window, e.g. a strip of cloth mounted on a roller

= venetian blind

chiefly Brit an awning

anything that hinders sight or keeps out light

a cover or subterfuge

NAmer = hide2

(also blinder) Brit, informal a drinking session


blind4adv

to the point of insensibility

blind drunk

without seeing outside an aircraft

They had to fly blind

used as an intensifier

He swore blind he wouldn't escape

bake blind

to bake (a pastry case) without a filling, but partly filled with beads, dried peas, etc

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