Temporarily blinded by the glare of light reflected by a large expanse of snow.
雪盲的
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At 28,126 feet, exhausted from the delicate, perilous climbing and realizing that he was going snow-blind, Norton turned back.
The leader, an American man, was stuck on the South Col, snow-blind with a dead radio.
By morning three of the eight were completely snow-blind and all but two were in extreme pain.
The next day the doctor is said to have been so completely snow blind that he entered Chamonix hanging on to the strap of his guide's knapsack.
Derivatives
snow blindness
nounˈsnəʊ ˌblʌɪndnəs
During World War II, medics accompanying German mountain troops were experts at treating frostbite, snow blindness, and other problems.
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The glass lenses feature 93 percent visible light reduction - essential for avoiding snow blindness while on glaciers - and an antiglare coating.
Even before the ozone hole, sunburn and snow blindness were problems during the polar summer because ice reflects both visible light and ultraviolet energy.
People suffering from snow blindness should be removed from direct sunlight and allowed to rest in a dark area with their eyes covered by cool, wet bandages until they can be evacuated.
Most people can only imagine what an attempt to reach Mount Everest's 29,035-foot summit is like: laboring to find oxygen, battling snow blindness, tunneling through 60-mile-an-hour winds.
Definition of snow-blind in US English:
snow-blind
adjectiveˈsnōˌblīndˈsnoʊˌblaɪnd
Temporarily blinded by the glare of light reflected by a large expanse of snow.
雪盲的
Example sentencesExamples
The next day the doctor is said to have been so completely snow blind that he entered Chamonix hanging on to the strap of his guide's knapsack.
The leader, an American man, was stuck on the South Col, snow-blind with a dead radio.
At 28,126 feet, exhausted from the delicate, perilous climbing and realizing that he was going snow-blind, Norton turned back.
By morning three of the eight were completely snow-blind and all but two were in extreme pain.