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blind

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blind1 /blaɪnd/ ●●● S2 W3 adjectiveadj
1  unable to see 看不見
a) MIunable to see 瞎的，盲的，失明的 → colour-blind, visually impaired, handicapped
a school for blind children
盲童學校
the needs of blind people
盲人的需要
totally/completely/almost/partially blind
She’s almost blind in her right eye.
她右眼近乎失明。
He was slowly going blind (=becoming blind).
他眼睛在漸漸失明。
Beverley was born blind.
貝弗利先天失明。
b) the blind [plural]MI people who are unable to see 盲人
talking books for the blind
盲人有聲讀物
c) as blind as a batSIGHT/ABILITY TO SEE unable to see well – used humorously 看不清楚，像瞎子一樣〔幽默用法〕
I’m as blind as a bat without my glasses.
我不戴眼鏡就像瞎子一樣。
d) blind with tears/rage/pain etc unable to see because of tears, pain, or a strong emotion 因爲流淚/氣憤/疼痛等視力變得模糊 → blindly
She screamed at him, her eyes blind with tears.
她向着他尖叫，淚水模糊了她的雙眼。
2  be blind to something to completely fail to notice or realize something 對某事物缺乏識别能力 → blindly
International companies are all too often blind to local needs.
跨國公司往往不了解本地的需求。
He was totally blind to the faults of his children.
他根本覺察不到自己孩子的缺點。
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be blind to something• The White House seems blind to the struggles of the middle class.• Pentheus by now was blind to everything except his anger and his scorn.• He also loved his daughter, and was blind to her eccentricities.• The therapists and the interviewers who assessed treatment effect were blinded to the drug treatment the patients were receiving.• I am blinded to the heart.• Neither television nor the publishing establishment were blind to the possibilities.• Gone are the days when scientists were blind to the world beneath their feet.• Most are blind to their faults.• Not that the leaders of the Reformation were blind to this.
3  turn a blind eye (to something) to deliberately ignore something that you know should not be happening （對某事物）視若無睹，裝作看不見
Teachers were turning a blind eye to smoking in school.
老師對學生在學校裏抽煙睜一只眼閉一只眼。
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turn a blind eye (to something)• Directors know this is going on and turn a blind eye.• The best the authorities could do was turn a blind eye.• The staff knew what was going on but they turned a blind eye.• They just had to put up with it and turn a blind eye.• Automakers say that in their zeal to promote airbags, regulators turned a blind eye to evidence of hazards.• Rugby, whose spectators are a fairly respectable lot, turns a blind eye to fighting on the field.• Many landlords turn a blind eye to the fact that two families are sharing apartments.• But the police turn a blind eye to the lawbreaking.• He would prefer to turn a blind eye to the problem of asylum seekers around the world.
4  not take/pay a blind bit of notice British EnglishBrE informal to completely ignore what someone does or says, especially in a way that is annoying 對…視若無睹；把…不當一回事
He never pays a blind bit of notice to what his staff tell him.
對手下員工的話，他從來不當一回事。
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not take/pay a blind bit of notice• For six years, the Government have not taken a blind bit of notice of the Audit Commission's report.
5  not make a blind bit of difference British EnglishBrE informalCHANGE/MAKE something DIFFERENT used to emphasize that whatever someone says or does will not change the situation at all 沒有一點兒區别；於事無補；無任何作用
Try and talk to her if you want, but I don’t think it’ll make a blind bit of difference.
你想的話就去和她談談，不過我認爲根本不會有什麽作用。
6  feelings 感覺
a) blind faith/prejudice/obedience etcEMOTIONAL strong feelings that someone has without thinking about why they have them – used to show disapproval 盲目的信仰/偏見/順從等〔含貶義〕
Blind faith sent thousands of people to a pointless war.
盲目的信念把成千上萬的人送上戰場去打一場毫無意義的戰爭。
a story about blind loyalty
一個關於愚忠的故事
b) blind panic/rageEMOTIONAL strong feelings of fear or anger that you cannot control 莫名的恐慌/憤怒
In a moment of blind panic, she had pulled the trigger and shot the man dead.
她在一陣莫名的恐懼之中扣動扳機，打死了那個男人。
Blind rage took hold of him.
他内心升起了一股無名之火。
7. road 道路blind bend/corner TTRa corner in a road that you cannot see beyond when you are driving 隐蔽的彎道[拐角]
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blind bend/corner• A combination of blind bends, and high speed frustrations has created a string of accident black spots.• The lanes twisted across the spine of land in a series of blind corners and Miranda took each one without changing down.• Miss Defy screeched around a blind bend into the path of an oncoming sedan.
8. the blind leading the blind NOT KNOWused to say that people who do not know much about what they are doing are guiding or advising others who know nothing at all 盲人給瞎子引路；瞎指揮
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the blind leading the blind• It has become a case of the blind leading the blind.• This is called the blind leading the blind.
9. aircraft 飛機TTA blind flying is when you use only instruments to fly an aircraft because you cannot see through cloud, mist etc 盲飛的〔指因爲雲霧太大等原因看不見前方，故此只靠儀表駕駛飛機〕
—blindness noun
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blind• a radio programme specially for the blind• She's about my age, and blind.• Blake is now over 90, and almost blind.• My grandmother is almost totally blind.• Without treatment, the patient will go blind.• The operation left their son blind and brain-damaged.• The light was blinding, and she covered her face.• The first bomb exploded with a blinding flash.• He told her of the disease, of its origin, of the blind foolishness that had freed it.• There's a blind man who sells popcorn on the corner.• But a blind person can still recognize a friend by the sound of his footsteps or even his scent.• A partially blind, poor, black man with little or no book learning outside of the Bible heard a call.• Krauss never takes anything on blind trust.• A nearby snack shop run by an organization of blind workers has shut down.
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blind2 ●●○ verb [transitiveT]
1  SEEto make it difficult for someone to see for a short time 使目眩，使眼花，使看不見
For a moment, I was blinded by the glare of headlights coming towards me.
我一下子被迎面射來的車燈強光刺得兩眼發花。
The dust choked and blinded him.
灰塵嗆得他呼吸困難，眼睛什麽也看不見。
Blinded by tears, I walked towards the door.
我淚眼模糊，朝着門口走去。
2  HIDE/NOT SHOWto make someone lose their good sense or judgment and be unable to see the truth about something 使失去判斷力
He should have known better, but he was blinded by his own wants.
他本應該明白的，但是一己之欲使他昏了頭。
blind somebody to something
Children’s bad behaviour should not blind us to their need for love.
我們不應該因爲孩子的不良行爲而看不到他們對愛的需求。
His single-minded determination to win the war is blinding him to other dangers.
他一心想打赢這場戰爭，所以看不到其他危險的存在。
3  MIINJUREto permanently destroy someone’s ability to see 使失明，使變瞎
He had been blinded in an explosion.
他在一場爆炸中雙目失明了。
4. blind somebody with science CONFUSEDTRICK/DECEIVEto confuse or trick someone by using complicated language 用專業術語蒙騙某人
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blind somebody with science• He had a limp, walked round importantly with a stick and talked big, blinding her with science.• You can blind me with science, but I know what I hear.
→ effing and blinding at eff(1)
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blind• A fat ego can blind a corporate executive to reality like a bad cataract.• The crash happened after drivers were blinded by a mixture of fog and thick black smoke.• Don't be blinded by emotion.• Onlookers were blinded by the flash of the explosion.• She adjusted the mirror to avoid being blinded by the glare.• I was blinded by the truck's headlights.• When a vicious tackle leaves him blinded from a spinal injury, his life takes the predictable downward trajectory.• The floodlight had blinded him and he couldn't see to reload his gun.• Dark cold stone loomed over him on both sides, blinding him.• A riding accident left her blinded in one eye.• Richards had been blinded in the war.• While he was blinded, Jane grabbed his beard with both hands and tugged.• Read in studio Attempts have been made to blind two horses by cutting them with Stanley knives as they were grazing.• It blinded Willie and trickled down inside the collar of his mackintosh.
blind somebody to something• Fear should not blind us to the necessity of fighting this disease.
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ldoce_028_fblind3 ●●○ noun
1  DHH (also (window) shade American EnglishAmE) [countableC] a covering, especially one made of cloth, that can be rolled up and down to cover a window inside a building 〔能上下卷叠的〕窗簾，卷簾；百葉簾
The blinds were drawn (=pulled down) to protect the new furniture from the sun.
窗簾都放了下來，避免太陽光照在新的家具上。
open/pull down/draw the blinds 打開窗簾/放下卷簾
→ roller blind, Venetian blind →5  See picture of shutters 百葉窗, roller blind BrE【英】/(window)shade AmE【美】卷簾, Roman blind 羅馬簾 ...
2. [countableC] American EnglishAmEDSOHB a small shelter where you can watch birds or animals without being seen by them 〔窺視鳥或動物的〕隐蔽處，埋伏處 SYN British English hide
3. ldoce_028.png [singular]TRICK/DECEIVE a trick or excuse to stop someone from discovering the truth 障眼物；掩飾；借口
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blind• This tiny black fly is the biggest cause of blindness in Central Africa.• It is far better to use cafe curtains, short, tied-back curtains, or blinds.• The blinds pulled, by her domestic decree, half way down the windows discouraged all hope.
blinds ... drawn• It wasn't much brighter than the corridor in there, for blinds were drawn on the two windows.• Three windows had their green blinds perpetually drawn against morning sun or any damage from afternoon light.• The kitchen was quite dark because the blinds were drawn.• The minister said he felt disorientated, the blinds were drawn, and he lost track of time.• Theodora noticed the blinds were drawn in all but the central block.• For some unknown reason, the blinds were always drawn, giving it a depressing atmosphere.• The blinds were drawn to darken our downstairs room where the coffin rested on the table in front of the range.• The street was deserted with blinds and curtains drawn.
blind4 adverbadv
blind drunk British EnglishBrE informal extremely drunk 大醉，爛醉如泥
→ rob somebody blind at rob(3), → swear blind at swear(3)
Origin blind1
Old English
blind1 adjectiveadjblind2 verbblind3 nounblind4 adverbadv
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