单词 | blindfold |
释义 | blindfold /bluynd"fohld'/, v.t. 1. to prevent or occlude sight by covering (the eyes) with a cloth, bandage, or the like; cover the eyes of. 2. to impair the awareness or clear thinking of: Don't let their hospitality blindfold you to the true purpose of their invitation. n. 3. a cloth or bandage put before the eyes to prevent seeing. adj. 4. with the eyes covered: a blindfold test. 5. rash; unthinking: a blindfold denunciation before knowing the facts. [1520-30; alter., by assoc. with FOLD1, of blindfell to cover the eyes, strike blind, ME blindfellen; see BLIND, FELL2] |
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