blind
adj
verb
noun
blaɪnd adj
1
UNABLE TO SEE
看不见
a. unable to see b. people who are unable to see c. unable to see well – used humorously d. unable to see because of tears, pain, or a strong emotion 因为流泪/气愤/疼痛等视力变得模糊; plural 复数
a school for blind children
盲童学校
the needs of blind people
盲人的需要
totally/completely/almost/partially blind
She’s almost blind in her right eye.
她右眼几乎失明。
He was slowly going blind (=becoming blind) .
他眼睛在渐渐失明。
Beverley was born blind .
贝弗利先天失明。
talking books for the blind
盲人有声读物
I’m as blind as a bat without my glasses.
我不戴眼镜就像瞎子一样。
She screamed at him, her eyes blind with tears.
她向着他尖叫，泪水模糊了她的双眼。
2
be blind to sth
to completely fail to notice or realize something 对某事物缺乏识别能力;
International companies are all too often blind to local needs.
一些跨国公司往往不了解本地的需求。
He was totally blind to the faults of his children.
他根本看不到自己孩子的缺点。
3
turn a blind eye (to sth)
to deliberately ignore something that you know should not be happening （对某事物）视若无睹，装作看不见
Teachers were turning a blind eye to smoking in school.
老师对学生在学校里抽烟睁一只眼闭一只眼。
4
not take/pay a blind bit of notice
to completely ignore what someone does or says, especially in a way that is annoying [英，非正式] 视若无睹; 不当一回事 BrE informal
He never pays a blind bit of notice to what his staff tell him.
对手下员工的话，他从来不当一回事。
5
not make a blind bit of difference
used to emphasize that whatever someone says or does will not change the situation at all 没有一点儿区别; 于事无补; 无任何作用 BrE informal
Try and talk to her if you want. But I don’t think it’ll make a blind bit of difference.
你要是想的话就去和她谈谈，不过我认为根本不会有什么作用。
6
FEELINGS
感觉
a. strong feelings that someone has without thinking about why they have them – used to show disapproval b. strong feelings of fear or anger that you cannot control 莫名的恐慌/愤怒
Blind faith sent thousands of people to a pointless war.
盲目的信念把成千上万的人送往一场毫无意义的战争。
a story about blind loyalty
一个关于愚忠的故事
In a moment of blind panic she had pulled the trigger and shot the man dead.
她感到一阵莫名的恐惧，便扣动扳机，打死了那个男人。
Blind rage took hold of him.
他内心升起了一股无名火。
7
ROAD
道路
a corner in a road that you cannot see beyond when you are driving 隐蔽的弯道 （拐角 ）
8
the blind leading the blind
used to say that people who do not know much about what they are doing are guiding or advising others who know nothing at all 盲人给瞎子引路; 瞎指挥
9
AIRCRAFT
飞机
blind flying is when you use only instruments to fly an aircraft because you cannot see through cloud, mist etc 盲飞的〔指因为云雾太大等原因看不见前方，故只靠仪表驾驶飞机〕
10
blind drunk
10. extremely drunk [英，非正式] 烂醉如泥的 BrE informal
verb
11 to make it difficult for someone to see for a short time 使目眩，使眼花，使看不见
For a moment I was blinded by the glare of headlights coming towards me.
我一下子被迎面射来的车头灯强光刺得两眼发花。
The dust choked and blinded him.
尘土呛得他呼吸困难，眼睛也好似瞎了一样。
Blinded by tears, I walked towards the door.
我泪眼模糊，朝着门口走去。
12 to make someone lose their good sense or judgment and be unable to see the truth about something 使失去判断力
He should have known better. But he was blinded by his own wants.
他是应该明白的，但是他的一己之欲使他昏了头。
blind sb to sth
Children’s bad behaviour should not blind us to their need for love.
我们不应该让孩子的捣蛋行为蒙蔽了我们的双眼，看不到他们对爱的需求。
His single-minded determination to win the war is blinding him to other dangers.
他一心想打赢这场战争，所以看不到其他危险的存在。
13 to permanently destroy someone’s ability to see 使失明，使变瞎
He had been blinded in an explosion.
他在一场爆炸中双目失明了。
14
blind sb with science
to confuse or trick someone by using complicated language 用专业术语蒙骗某人
noun
15
(window) shade
also 又作 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〕窗帘，卷帘; 百叶帘 AmE
The blinds were drawn (=pulled down) to protect the new furniture from the sun.
窗帘都放了下来，避免太阳光照在新的家具上。
open/pull down/draw the blinds
16 a small shelter where you can watch birds or animals without being seen by them [美] 〔窥视鸟或动物的〕隐蔽处，埋伏处; AmE BrE
17 a trick or excuse to stop someone from discovering the truth 障眼物; 掩饰; 借口 singular 单数