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blind

UK //blaɪnd//US //blaɪnd//

词源

源自古英语'blind',与古诺尔斯语'blindr'、德语'blind'同源,最终源自原始日耳曼语*blindaz。

adjective

❶ 指眼睛看不见的,无法通过视觉感知周围环境的状态。可以形容人或动物天生的或后天失去视力的情况。

“He has been blind since birth.”

(他天生失明。)

“The accident left her blind in one eye.”

(那次事故使她一只眼睛失明了。)

❶ 形容缺乏理解力或判断力,无法看清事实或真相的状态。常用于比喻对某些事情视而不见的情况。

“Love is blind to faults.”

(爱情对缺点是盲目的。)

“He was blind to the problems in his relationship.”

(他对关系中的问题视而不见。)

同义词:sightless, visionless, unseeing, oblivious, unaware

noun

❶ 指窗户的遮光装置,可以卷起或放下以控制光线进入。通常由布料、塑料或金属制成。

“She pulled down the blinds to block the sunlight.”

(她拉下百叶窗遮挡阳光。)

“We need to replace the broken blinds in the living room.”

(我们需要更换客厅里坏掉的百叶窗。)

❶ 指用来欺骗或误导他人的虚假行为或伪装。常用于军事或魔术表演中。

“The magician's trick was just a clever blind.”

(魔术师的把戏只是一个巧妙的障眼法。)

“The army set up a blind to hide their movements.”

(军队设置了伪装来隐藏他们的行动。)

同义词:shade, screen, covering, camouflage, disguise

verb

❶ 使失去视力或视觉能力,可能是暂时的或永久的。也用于比喻使人失去判断力。

“The bright headlights blinded me for a moment.”

(明亮的车头灯让我一时看不见东西。)

“The chemical accident blinded several workers.”

(化学事故使几名工人失明。)

同义词:dazzle, obscure, deprive of sight, mislead, deceive

常见短语

blind spot — 指视野中看不见的区域,也比喻为知识或理解上的空白点。

“Every car has blind spots where the driver can't see other vehicles.”

(每辆车都有司机看不到其他车辆的盲点。)

turn a blind eye — 故意忽视或假装没看见某事,通常指对错误或不正当行为的纵容。

“The teacher turned a blind eye to the students whispering during the test.”

(老师对考试时学生交头接耳的行为睁一只眼闭一只眼。)

blind date — 由第三方安排的约会,双方在见面之前互不相识。

“My sister set me up on a blind date with her coworker.”

(我姐姐安排我和她的同事相亲。)