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IELTS BNC: 2926 COCA: 2716

blind
1 blind /ˈblaɪnd/ adjective
blinder; blindest
1 blind
/ˈblaɪnd/
adjective
blinder; blindest
Learner's definition of BLIND
1 
: unable to see瞎的；失明的
— see also color-blind
2 
: unable to notice or judge something未察觉的；视而不见的— usually + to
3 
a  usually disapproving : accepting the actions or decisions of someone or something without any questions or criticism盲目的
b  — used to describe strong emotions that make someone unable to think clearly or to act reasonably无法抑制的，莫名的（形容感情强烈）
4 
: done in a way that prevents participants, judges, etc., from seeing or knowing certain things that might influence them（行动）未掌握一定信息的
— see also blind date, double-blind
5 
: difficult for a driver to see司机很难看见的；隐蔽的
— see also blind spot

(as) blind as a bat

informal
: unable to see well at all : having very poor vision视力不佳

love is blind

— see 1love

not a blind bit

British, informal
: not even a very small amount : not the slightest bit丝毫没有

the blind

: blind people : people who are not able to see盲人
◊ The expression the blind leading the blind is used informally to describe a situation in which someone who is not sure about how to do something is helping another person who also is not sure about how to do it.盲人教盲人；盲人引导盲人

turn a blind eye

: to ignore a problem instead of dealing with it视而不见
— often + to

— blindness

noun [noncount]
2 blind /ˈblaɪnd/ verb
blinds; blinded; blinding
2 blind
/ˈblaɪnd/
verb
blinds; blinded; blinding
Learner's definition of BLIND
[+ object]
1 
: to cause (someone) to be unable to see : to make (someone) blind使失明
2 
: to cause (someone) to be unable to see for a short time使眼花；使目眩
3 
: to cause (someone) to be unable to think clearly or to act reasonably使思维混乱；使失去理智
— often + to
3 blind /ˈblaɪnd/ noun
plural blinds
3 blind
/ˈblaɪnd/
noun
plural blinds
Learner's definition of BLIND
1 
[count] : something that is used to cover a window from the inside of a room窗帘；（尤指）卷帘
especially : a roll of cloth or plastic that is hung at the top of a window and pulled down over the window — usually plural通常用复数
— see picture at window; see also venetian blind
2 
[count] US : a place where hunters hide from animals while they are hunting（狩猎时的）埋伏处，伏击处
— called also (chiefly British) hide
3 
[singular] : something that is used to trick people or to prevent people from noticing a particular thing障眼物；幌子

draw the blinds on

— see 1draw
4 blind /ˈblaɪnd/ adverb
4 blind
/ˈblaɪnd/
adverb
Learner's definition of BLIND
1 
: without seeing outside of an airplane : using only a plane's instruments（飞行中）只靠仪表操纵地
2 
informal : to the degree that you are unable to think clearly or to act reasonably失去理智地

rob someone blind

— see rob
IELTS BNC: 2926 COCA: 2716

blind

1 of 4

adjective

ˈblīnd How to pronounce blind (audio)
1
a(1)
: sightless
(2)
: having less than ¹/₁₀ of normal vision in the more efficient eye when refractive defects are fully corrected by lenses
b
: of or relating to sightless persons
2
a
: unable or unwilling to discern or judge
blind to a lover's faults
b
: unquestioning
blind loyalty
3
a
: having no regard to rational discrimination, guidance, or restriction
blind choice
b
: lacking a directing or controlling consciousness
blind chance
c
: drunk sense 1a
4
a
: made or done without sight of certain objects or knowledge of certain facts that could serve for guidance or cause bias
a blind taste test
compare double-blind, single-blind
b
: having no knowledge of information that may cause bias during the course of an experiment or test
physicians blind to whether the test drug is administered
5
: defective: such as
a
: lacking a growing point or producing leaves instead of flowers
b
: lacking a complete or legible address
blind mail
6
a
: difficult to discern, make out, or discover
b
: hidden from sight : covered
blind seam
7
: having but one opening or outlet
blind sockets
8
: having no opening for light or passage : blank
blind wall
blindly
ˈblīn(d)-lē How to pronounce blind (audio)
adverb
blindness
ˈblīn(d)-nəs How to pronounce blind (audio)
noun

blind

2 of 4

verb

blinded; blinding; blinds

transitive verb

1
a
: to make blind
b
: dazzle
2
a
: to withhold light from
b
: hide, conceal

blind

3 of 4

noun

1
: something to hinder sight or keep out light: such as
a
: a window shutter
b
: a roller window shade
c
: venetian blind
d
: blinder
2
: a place of concealment
especially : a concealing enclosure from which one may shoot game or observe wildlife
3
a
: something put forward for the purpose of misleading : subterfuge
b
: a person who acts as a decoy or distraction

blind

4 of 4

adverb

1
: blindly: such as
a
: to the point of insensibility
blind drunk
b
: without seeing outside an airplane
fly blind
c
: without knowledge of certain facts that could serve for guidance or cause bias
tasted the wine blind
2
—used as an intensive
was robbed blind

Synonyms

Adjective

Verb

Example Sentences

Adjective our old blind cat kept walking into walls and furniture you'd have to be really blind to think that was a good idea Verb She was blinded as a child in a terrible fire. I was blinded by the sun as I came around the corner. He was blinded by love. Noun Some say the investigation is a blind to keep the public's attention off the governor. Adverb They had to fly blind through heavy smoke. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
Worldwide, more than 250 million people have vision loss while another 43 million are blind. Ron Winslow, WSJ, 4 Sep. 2022 The dominant authors of this country’s history saw heroism at every turn and turned a blind eye to the cost of that hyperbole. Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2022 And nothing captures the American Dream quite like keeping your eye on the prize, even if that means turning a blind eye or two to the surrounding chaos. Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2022 That attitude of turning a blind eye to abuses on the left? Time, 31 Aug. 2022 But the Republicans are turning a blind eye, this extreme agenda. CBS News, 28 Aug. 2022 Buzbee previously announced that 30 women who accused the Texans of turning a blind eye to allegations against their former star quarterback had settled their legal claims against the team. Juan A. Lozano, Chron, 19 Aug. 2022 This rise in colour-blind casting has been hailed as a sign of progress. Nylah Burton, refinery29.com, 16 Aug. 2022 The three European countries who, in addition to the U.A.E and China, called for the meeting seemed to turn a blind eye toward naming the PIJ as a terrorist organization. Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News, 8 Aug. 2022
Verb
That meant the feature remained largely hidden from many people, which in turn meant that for years only a small number of images were uploaded with alt text attached, rendering many posts inaccessible to blind and low-sighted people. Katie Deighton, WSJ, 15 July 2022 If that technology is eventually approved for sale to blind users, who or what will protect them from being abandoned the same way? Klaudia Jaźwińska, STAT, 12 Aug. 2022 As a teenager, the voracious bookworm became frustrated with the cumbersome, inadequate technology available to blind and visually impaired readers. Robert Gauthier, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2022 Netflix With Vecna badly wounded and in retreat, the gang visits a comatose, broken, and blind Max in the hospital. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 17 July 2022 However, don’t let this blind you to looking for faster, easier, better ways of doing things. Marianella Manzur, Forbes, 6 July 2022 One is that profit is itself a powerful opiate that can blind corporate leaders to the consequences of their actions. David Meyer, Fortune, 31 May 2022 To deny that social and psychological factors play a major role in the genesis and course of mental illness is to blind ourselves to a mountain of evidence, epidemiological and otherwise, that teaches us that the environment powerfully matters. Thomas Curwenstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2022 But that shouldn’t blind them to what is coming later this year. Ewan Spence, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2022
Noun
Held in person for the first time since the pandemic, the WBA blind tasted and scored more than 3,200 beers from more than 50 countries to identify the best beers in 10 categories. Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022 This, Singh points out, is a common trope in colour-blind casting in both fantasies and historical dramas. Nylah Burton, refinery29.com, 16 Aug. 2022 Face-nailing through the top of the boards—instead of blind-nailing at the tongue edge—can help prevent cupping of the board in the center, keeping the floor flat and even. Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 29 June 2022 If all this and more sound good to you, make the drive to the bucolic Huntsville State Park with 21 miles of trails, playground, a bird blind and nature center. Perri Ormont Blumberg, Chron, 29 May 2022 The wariness and extreme vision of those critters dictates an overnight approach, and often all-day sits inside a ground blind. Wes Siler, Outside Online, 23 June 2020 But when par- or blind-baking, not every type of crust needs to be docked. Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, 3 June 2022 Best valentine’s memory was when my ex-boyfriend blind folded me and took me to a trail of flowers that led to a romantic dinner on the beach in Mexico. Griselda Flores, Billboard, 14 Feb. 2022 Wright took particular issue with how police completed the double-blind photo array for both witnesses. Lee O. Sanderlin, Baltimore Sun, 23 Mar. 2022
Adverb
Docking can be called for in recipes where par- or blind-baking the crust is required. Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, 3 June 2022 Forced to leave the police force after turning blind, Johnson Chong See-tun takes on cold cases the police can't solve. Men's Health, 29 Mar. 2022 The city told the newspaper that the recipients of the initial email were supposed to be blind-copied, meaning their names and emails would have been hidden from other recipients. Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 14 Feb. 2022 The lab in the bowels of the winery, where the team is blind-tasting vial after vial of intricate blends? Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report, 15 Nov. 2021 This kind of attitude is how our public-health establishment wound up blind-sided by an actual epidemic. WSJ, 6 Oct. 2021 The going out to watch stars, stumbling blind through the difficult door. Anthony Lan, The New Yorker, 5 July 2021 This year, the competition took place in Estes park, Colorado, where a professional tasting panel made of whisky, beer, and wine experts blind tasted each whisky using a 100-point scale system. Emily Price, Forbes, 15 June 2021 This beer was selected Best of Show at a blind-tasting event of over 40 Oktoberfest beers hosted by the Growler magazine in 2019. Michael Agnew, Star Tribune, 9 Sep. 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German blint blind, Old English blandan to mix — more at blend

First Known Use

Adjective

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)

Verb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun

1633, in the meaning defined at sense 3

Adverb

1698, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of blind was before the 12th century

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IELTS BNC: 2926 COCA: 2716
blind

noun

  ➡ see also shade ADJECTIVE | VERB + BLIND | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤window百葉窗▸➤roller, venetian捲簾；軟百葉簾VERB + BLIND➤open, pull up, raise打開／捲起／拉起百葉窗▸➤close, draw, lower, pull down, shut (especially NAmE) 關上／拉上／放低／拉下／合上遮簾PREPOSITION➤through a/the blind透過窗簾◇She saw a figure through the blinds.她透過窗簾看到一個身影。
blind

verb

ADVERB➤almost, nearly幾乎使眼盲；近乎使失明◇The strong light almost blinded him.強光照得他幾乎什麼都看不見了。➤momentarily, temporarily暫時失明➤completely完全失明
blind

adjective¹

 1unable to see失明VERBS | ADVERB | PHRASES VERBS➤be, be born失明；天生失明▸➤be registered (as)做了失明登記▸➤go喪失視力◇She went blind at the age of ten.她 10 歲的時候失明了。➤make sb使某人失明ADVERB➤completely, totally完全失明▸➤almost, nearly, virtually幾乎／差不多／實際上失明▸➤partially半盲➤temporarily暫時失明➤legally (NAmE) 法律意義上的失明PHRASES➤as blind as a bat視力很差▸➤be blind in one eye一隻眼睛失明◇He is almost blind in one eye.他的一隻眼幾乎瞎了。
blind

adjective²

 2blind to sth not willing to notice/admit sth無視；不願承認VERBS | ADVERB VERBS➤be, seem沒有察覺；好像看不見▸➤become變得認識不到▸➤make sb使某人無視⋯ADVERB➤completely, totally完全意識不到⋯◇His own problems have made him completely blind to the sufferings of others.他自己的煩惱使他完全看不見別人的痛苦。➤wilfully/willfully故意無視◇Is the public wilfully / willfully blind to what is going on?難道公眾對所發生的事情有意視而不見嗎？

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