- unable to see because of injury, disease, or a congenital condition瞎的, 盲的:
a blind man with a stick
拿着手杖的盲人
he was blind in one eye
他一只眼睛失明
as plural noun the blind guide dogs for the blind.导盲犬。
- (of an action, especially a test or experiment) done without being able to see or without being in possession of certain information(行动, 尤指试验或实验)未掌握一定信息的, 盲目的:
a blind tasting of eight wines.
品尝八种无任何标签的葡萄酒。
- Aeronautics (of flying) using instruments only【航空】(飞行)单凭仪表操纵的:
blind landings during foggy conditions.
雾天盲目(仪表)降落。
- predic. lacking perception or discernment愚钝的, 没有眼力的:
she was ignorant, but not stupid or blind.
她虽然无知, 但不愚蠢, 也不缺乏判断力。
blind to
unwilling or unable to appreciate or notice (a fact or situation which is apparent to others)视而不见的:she was blind to the realities of her position.
她对自己的现实处境视而不见。
- (of an action or state of mind) not controlled by reason or judgement(行动或心理状态)不理智的, 鲁莽的, 盲目的:
a blind acceptance of conventional opinions
对传统观念的盲目接受
they left in blind panic.
他们在莫名其妙的恐慌中离开了。
- not governed by purpose无目的的, 盲目的:
moving purposelessly in a world of blind chance.
在全然靠碰运气的世界中无目的地游动。
- concealed or closed, in particular隐藏的, 封闭的, 尤指:
- (of a corner or bend in a road) impossible to see round(角落或道路拐弯处)看不见另一头的:
two trucks collided on a blind curve in the road.
两辆卡车在公路上一个看不见两头的弯道处相撞。
- (of a door or window) walled up(门, 窗)被堵死的。
- closed at one end一端不通的:
a blind pipe.
一端堵塞的管道。
- (of a plant) without buds, eyes, or terminal flowers(植物)无芽的, 无芽眼的, 无顶生花的。
- attrib. with negative informal the slightest (used in emphatic expressions)〈非正式〉丝毫的, 一丁点儿的(表示强调):
this declaration is not a blind bit of good to the workers.
这份宣言对工人们毫无益处。
- cause (someone) to be unable to see, permanently or temporarily使看不见, 使失明:
the injury temporarily blinded him
伤害使他暂时失明。
eyes blinded with tears.
被泪水模糊的双眼。
- (of rain) make (a window) difficult or impossible to see through(雨水)使(窗子)不透明(或模糊)。
- (一般作be blinded)deprive (someone) of understanding, judgement, or perception使愚钝, 使失去判断力, 使没有眼力, 蒙蔽:
Malik was blinded by his faith
马利克被他的忠诚蒙蔽了
somehow Clare and I were blinded to the truth.
不知怎么回事, 克莱尔和我就是看不清真相。
blind someone with
confuse or overawe someone with something they do not understand(用某人所不懂的事)将某人搞糊涂(或将某人吓住):they try to blind you with science.
他们企图用专业知识来压你。
- no obj., with adverbial of direction Brit. informal, dated move very fast and dangerously〈英, 非正式, 旧〉快速而危险地移动:
I could see the bombs blinding along above the roof tops.
我能看见炸弹从房顶上呼啸而过。
- an obstruction to sight or light, in particular遮蔽物, 遮光物, 尤指:
- a screen for a window, especially one on a roller or made of slats窗帘(尤指卷帘或百叶窗):
she pulled down the blinds.
她拉下窗帘。
- Brit. an awning over a shop window〈英〉(商店)橱窗遮阳篷。
- in sing. something designed to conceal one's real intentions借口, 障眼物, 幌子:
he phoned again from his own home: that was just a blind for his wife.
他又从自己的家打电话:对他妻子来说这不过是个幌子。
- N. Amer. a hide, as for example used by hunters〈北美〉(猎人等的)埋伏处, 伏击处。
- Brit. informal, dated a heavy drinking bout〈英, 非正式, 旧〉酗酒, 暴饮:
he's off on a blind again.
他又去灌酒了。
- without being able to see clearly看不清地:
he was the first pilot in history to fly blind
他是历史上第一位盲飞的飞行员
wines were tasted blind.
品评了数种无任何标签的葡萄酒。
- without having all the relevant information; unprepared不完全了解情况地, 盲目地; 无准备地:
he was going into the interview blind.
他毫无准备地参加面试。
- (of a stake in poker or brag) put up by a player before the cards dealt are seen(扑克或勃莱格牌戏中赌注)在见到所发的牌之前投下的。
bake something blind
- bake a pastry or flan case without a filling(糕饼)未加馅心先行烘烤。
(as) blind as a bat
- informal having very bad eyesight〈非正式〉视力极差的, 几乎看不见的。
blind drunk
- informal extremely drunk〈非正式〉烂醉如泥的。
there's none so blind as those who will not see
- proverb there's no point trying to reason with someone who does not want to listen to reason〈谚〉和不讲理的人说理——白搭; 无眼不算瞎, 有眼不看是真瞎。
turn a blind eye
- pretend not to notice装作没有看见, 视而不见。
- ORIGIN: said to be in allusion to Nelson, who lifted a telescope to his blind eye at the Battle of Copenhagen (1801), thus not seeing the signal to 'discontinue the action'.
when the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into a ditch
- proverb those people without knowledge or experience should not try to guide or advise others in a similar position〈谚〉“瞎子带瞎子, 两个掉沟里”(喻没有相关知识或经验就不要指导别人或给别人提建议):
I didn't know anything about fighting and neither did my students-it was the blind leading the blind.
我对搏斗一无所知, 我的学生们也是——这是瞎子带瞎子。