1 unable to see 失明的;盲的;瞎的:
a blind person盲人to be completely/partially blind完全盲了;部份失明☞People are sometimes described as partially sighted or visually impaired rather than blind. 形容失明有时用 partially sighted(有部份视力)或 visually impaired(视障),不用 blind(瞎)。
2blind (to sth) not wanting to notice or understand sth 不想注意或了解;视而不见:
He was completely blind to her faults.对于她的过失,他完全视而不见。
3 without reason or thought 盲目的:
He drove down the motorway in a blind panic.他在恐慌中盲目地驾车沿高速公路驶去。
4 impossible to see round 看不到四周的:
You should never overtake on a blind corner.在死角处绝对不可超车。 ➔blindlyadv➔blindnessnoun [U]
turn a blind eye (to sth) to pretend not to notice sth bad is happening so that you do not have to do anything about it 假装看不见;视若无睹
blind²
/blaɪnd ||; blaɪnd/verb[T]
1 to make sb unable to see 使看不见;使失明:
Her grandfather had been blinded in an accident (= permanently).她祖父在一次意外中失明了。Just for a second I was blinded by the sun (= for a short time).阳光使我的双眼有片刻看不到东西。
2blind sb (to sth) to make sb unable to think clearly or behave in a sensible way 使变得盲目
blind³
/blaɪnd ||; blaɪnd/noun
1 [C] a piece of cloth or other material that you pull down to cover a window 窗帘;百叶窗;卷帘
☞picture at curtain 见 curtain 插图
blind1/blaInd; blaInd/adj 1 a) unable to see 瞎的﹐盲的: totally/completely/almost/partially blind She's almost blind in her right eye. 她的右眼几乎失明。He was slowly going blind (=becoming unable to see). 他慢慢地瞎了。Beverley was born blind . 贝弗利先天失明。 b) the blind people who cannot see 盲人: special facilities for the blind 盲人专用设施2 be blind to sth to completely fail to notice or realize something [→ blindly] 完全注意[认识]不到某事物: He was blind to the faults of his own children. 他根本看不到自己孩子的缺点。3 turn a blind eye (to sth) to ignore something that you know should not be happening (对某事)假装没看见﹐(对某事)视而不见: Teachers were turning a blind eye to smoking in the school. 老师们对校园吸烟现象视而不见。4 blind faith/loyalty/panic etc strong feelings that make you do things without thinking – used to show disapproval 盲目的信仰/忠诚/恐慌等〔含贬义〕: a story about blind loyalty 一个关于愚忠的故事5 blind corner/bend a corner in a road that you cannot see round when you are driving 隐蔽的拐角/弯道—blindness n [U] COLOUR-BLIND
blind2v [T] 1 to make someone unable to see, either permanently or for a short time 使失明﹔使目眩﹔使看不见: The deer was blinded by our headlights. 那头鹿被我们的汽车前灯照得两眼发花。2 to make someone unable to notice or realize the truth about something 蒙蔽﹔使认识不到: blind sb to sth Being in love blinded me to his faults. 爱情使我看不到他的缺点。
blind3n [C] a piece of cloth or other material that you pull down to cover a window〔能上下卷叠的〕窗帘﹐卷帘﹐百叶窗帘
blindblindblindsblindedblindingblinderblindest2nouna piece of cloth or other material that you pull down to cover a windowblindblindblindsblindedblindingblinderblindest1adjectivenot able to see: My grandad is going blind.He trains guide dogs for the blind (= people who are not able to see).▶ blindnessnoun (no plural): The disease can cause blindness.