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单词 blindfold
释义
blindfold1 nounblindfold2 verbblindfold3 adverb
blindfoldblind‧fold1 /ˈblaɪndfəʊld $ -foʊld/ noun [countable] Examples
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  • Alternate between yourself and the fake-introduce another toy if you wish-before slowly removing the blindfold.
  • At night, when the hospital bustle dies down, the stillness can match the blackness under the blindfold.
  • But all the time wearing a blindfold.
  • Comment: Right, with a blindfold and a cigarette...
  • I used images of a map, a maze and a blindfold before; now you're peeking through your hands.
  • Lack of self-knowledge is like rotting away in the maze with the blindfold on.
  • The problem is that skipping the self-examination is something like finding yourself in a maze with a blindfold on.
  • You might as well wear a blindfold.
a piece of cloth that covers someone’s eyes to prevent them from seeing anything
blindfold1 nounblindfold2 verbblindfold3 adverb
blindfoldblindfold2 verb [transitive] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINblindfold2
Origin:
1500-1600 blindfell ‘to make blind, cover the eyes of’ (13-16 centuries), from blind + FELL3; influenced by fold
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
blindfold
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theyblindfold
he, she, itblindfolds
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theyblindfolded
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave blindfolded
he, she, ithas blindfolded
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad blindfolded
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill blindfold
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have blindfolded
Continuous Form
PresentIam blindfolding
he, she, itis blindfolding
you, we, theyare blindfolding
PastI, he, she, itwas blindfolding
you, we, theywere blindfolding
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been blindfolding
he, she, ithas been blindfolding
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been blindfolding
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be blindfolding
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been blindfolding
Examples
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  • All three were roughly hauled out, tied hand and foot and blindfolded.
  • For that answer, you should be blindfolded, spun around several times, and then asked to point.
  • He was blindfolded and taken to Secret Police headquarters.
  • It took a few seconds after he regained consciousness to realize that he was blindfolded.
  • On one of the horses was a slight figure, bound and blindfolded.
  • She crossed backwards, blindfolded, wearing peach baskets on her feet.
  • They blindfolded Mrs Dyer, roped her neck, and expected her to recant.
to cover someone’s eyes with a piece of cloth:  Blindfold the prisoner!
blindfold1 nounblindfold2 verbblindfold3 adverb
blindfoldblindfold3 British English (also blind‧fold‧ed /ˈblaɪndfəʊldɪd $ -foʊld-/) adverb Examples
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  • Even blindfold she can see it won't be long before she's very rich.
  • Tell them that the competition is to see who can go through the obstacles blindfold without touching them.
  • To go on would be like stepping blindfold into the dark, and she wasn't ready.
1with your eyes covered by a piece of cloth2can do something blindfold informal used to say that it is very easy for you to do something because you have done it so often
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