| 释义 |
blear
I. \ˈbli(ə)r, ˈbliə\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English bleren; perhaps akin to Low German bleer-oged, blear-eyed
intransitive verb
: to look or observe dully with or as if with watery eyes
< young men blearing at suffering with no understanding in their eyes — Bruce Marshall >
transitive verb
1.
a. : to make (the eyes) sore or watery
< wind gluing coats to bodies, blearing eyes, ripping at corners — Stanford Whitmore >
b. : dim, blur
< bleared sight >
2. archaic : deceive, hoodwink, trick — usually used in the phrase to blear the eyes of
< the king was crafty and cautious; he sought to blear the eyes of the world before he struck >
II. adjective
Etymology: Middle English blere; akin to bleren to blear
1. : dim with water or tears — used of the eyes
2. : dull, dim, cloudy
III. noun
(-s)
1. : a bleared state or appearance
2. : a film or other impediment that causes the eyes to be bleared |