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