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单词 blinded
释义

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

  • eyeless
  • sightless
  • stone-blind
  • visionless

Verb

  • bedazzle
  • daze
  • dazzle
See all Synonyms & Antonyms

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
In our current state in America, those of us who are blessed to be in the film and TV profession using the powerful medium of visual arts must not simply turn a blind eye to the injustice around us. Keith Beauchamp, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Feb. 2023 Criminalizes homosexuality and turns a blind eye to violence against gays, lesbians and transgender people, too. Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2023 The ruling underscores that chief executives are not exempt from the repercussions of turning a blind eye to red flags. Paolo Confino, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2023 The civil lawsuit, filed by Stone’s parents, Cory and Shari Foltz, claimed that BGSU administrators turned a blind eye to fraternity hazing on campus while encouraging students like Foltz to join Greek organizations. Molly Walsh | Mwalsh@cleveland.com, cleveland, 23 Jan. 2023 The bears were disoriented, had begun to go blind and were euthanized as a result of their poor condition, the parks service said in a news release Tuesday. Maya King, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Jan. 2023 Democrats in leadership say Republicans turned a blind eye to the controversy in order to elect Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as the House speaker. Samantha-jo Roth, Washington Examiner, 10 Jan. 2023 Critics say his administration has turned a blind eye to drug trafficking and human smuggling while failing to protect the country’s sovereignty. Shelly Hagan And Justin Sink, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Jan. 2023 Critics say his administration has turned a blind eye to drug trafficking and human smuggling while failing to protect the country's sovereignty. Arkansas Online, 8 Jan. 2023
Verb
Chinese Type 99 tanks also are believed to use a laser dazzler intended to blind opposing tank gunners. Sebastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 13 Feb. 2023 The coating also festoons itself with sugar molecules that blind the woman’s antibodies to the foreign nature of the sperm, heading off a massacre. David H. Freedman, Discover Magazine, 19 Aug. 2011 Such a snow could blind your eyes and scour the features off your face. Louise Erdrich, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2022 Sometimes a Cancer's ability to be led by their emotions can blind them. Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2022 That could blind China to its problems, and could lead to conflict — perhaps over Taiwan. Li Yuan, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2022 In the event of conflict, Russia intended to blind the enemy and destroy it from a distance, American officials said. Thomas Gibbons-neff, New York Times, 16 Dec. 2022 Authorities said a beam of light aimed at an aircraft could discombobulate and even temporarily blind the pilot in the cockpit. Matt Bruce, ajc, 30 July 2022 Though fear and anger can blind us to our own biases and cut us off from a real exchange with someone else, there may be good reasons to be profoundly angry with a fellow Catholic. The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 Nov. 2022
Noun
The tripod does come with an attachable blind with shooting windows that match up perfectly with the shooting rail. Jace Bauserman, Field & Stream, 17 Jan. 2023 My blind overlooked the Leopold Memorial, the field formerly on a neighbor's farm where Leopold is thought to have died in 1948 while fighting a grass fire. Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 27 Nov. 2022 In one double-blind study in India, researchers gave 31 volunteers the GenF20 Plus system and the remaining 30 participants placebos. Dallas News, 28 Oct. 2022 During a research trip to northwest India’s Keoladeo National Park in 2011, Jessica Yorzinski sat inside a hunting blind. Jennifer Abbasi, Discover Magazine, 12 Mar. 2014 Stones hunts wild lions by hanging an animal carcass from a tree to bait them, then taking photographs of the lions that approach from a nearby blind. Mark Jenkins, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Jan. 2023 Later that day 11-year-old Sawyer Weigel took a 10-pointer while on stand during a deer drive, and his 17-year-old sister Ally Weigel would shoot a buck fawn from a ground blind. Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 27 Nov. 2022 Blake has carried that identification into her role at NFB, the advocacy group for the blind started in 1940. Billy Jean Louis, Baltimore Sun, 25 Oct. 2022 Earlier this month, Harvard Medical School rheumatologist Karen Costenbader published an abstract documenting the first large scale double-blind randomized trial to investigate preventive measures against autoimmunity. Gabe Allen, Discover Magazine, 2 Dec. 2021
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

Kids Definition

blind

1 of 4 adjective
ˈblīnd How to pronounce blind (audio)
1
a
: sightless
b
: having less than frac::1/10 normal vision in the best eye even with the aid of glasses
2
: lacking in judgment or understanding
3
: made or done without the aid of sight or knowledge that could provide guidance or cause bias
a blind taste test
4
a
: having only one opening or outlet
a blind street
b
: having no opening
a 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
1
: to make blind
2
: to make blind for a short time : dazzle
blinded by the lights
3
: to take judgment or understanding away from
blinded by love

blind

3 of 4 noun
1
: a device (as a window shade) to prevent sight or keep out light
2
: a hiding place for hunters or wildlife observers

blind

4 of 4 adverb
1
: without seeing outside of an airplane
fly blind
2
: without knowledge of facts that could guide or cause bias

Medical Definition

blind

1 of 2 adjective
ˈblīnd How to pronounce blind (audio)
1
a
: lacking or deficient in sight
especially : 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
blind care
2
a
: designed to prevent participants from having information that could cause bias
a blind taste test
a blind clinical trial
see double-blind, single-blind
b
: having no knowledge of information that may cause bias during the course of an experiment or test
researchers blind to whether the investigational drug is administered
3
: having but one opening or outlet
the cecum is a blind pouch
blindly
ˈblīn-(d)lē How to pronounce blind (audio)
adverb
blindness
ˈblīn(d)-nəs How to pronounce blind (audio)
noun

blind

2 of 2 transitive verb
: to make blind

blinded 1 of 2

adjective

as in unsighted

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • unsighted
  • blindfold
  • sightless
  • blind
  • eyeless
  • visionless
  • blindfolded
  • stone-blind
  • purblind
  • gravel-blind

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • sighted
  • seeing
  • observing
  • observant
  • clear-eyed
  • clear-sighted
  • sharp-sighted
  • lynx-eyed
  • gimlet-eyed
  • sharp-eyed
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blinded

2 of 2

verb

past tense of blind
as in dazzled
to overpower with light the bright lights in the TV studio momentarily blinded the quiz show contestants

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • dazzled
  • dazed
  • stunned
  • overwhelmed
  • bedazzled
  • confused
  • overpowered
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