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not able to see 瞎的；失明的 Doctors think he will go blind. 医生们认为他会失明。 She went blind at the age of ten. 她 10 岁的时候失明了。 blind and partially sighted people 盲人和弱视者 One of her parents is blind. 她的父母有一个是盲人。 She has been legally blind since birth. 她从出生起就是合法失明的。 The accident left her blind in one eye. 事故使她一只眼睛失明。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- be born
- be registered (as)
- …
- completely
- totally
- almost
- …
- as blind as a bat
- be blind in one eye
- the blindnoun [plural]
people who are blind 盲人 recorded books for the blind 为盲人制作的录音书 guide dogs for the blind 导盲犬
More Like This Plural adjectival nounsPlural adjectival nouns - blind (to something)
not noticing or realizing something （对某事）视而不见的，未察觉的 She is blind to her husband's faults. 她对丈夫的过错毫无察觉。 I must have been blind not to realize the danger we were in. 当时我一定是眼瞎了，竟然没有意识到我们所处的危险。 They seem to be totally blind to reality. 他们似乎完全无视现实。 The government is not blind to the fact that the national debt is increasing. 政府没有忽视国债正在增加的事实。
Extra ExamplesHis own problems have made him completely blind to the sufferings of others. 他自己的烦恼使他完全看不见别人的痛苦。 Is the public wilfully blind to what is going on? 公众是否故意对正在发生的事情视而不见？
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- become
- …
- completely
- totally
- wilfully/willfully
- …
- [usually before noun]
(of strong feelings 强烈的感觉 seeming to be unreasonable, and accepted without question; seeming to be out of control 盲目接受的；不能自制的 - [usually before noun]
(of a situation or an event 局势或事情 that cannot be controlled by reason 无理性的 blind chance 盲目的偶然性 the blind force of nature 无法抵挡的自然力
that a driver in a car cannot see, or cannot see around 汽车司机看不见的；隐蔽的 a blind driveway 视线有盲区的车道 a blind bend/corner 隐蔽的弯道／拐角
- -blind
that does not make a difference between people on the basis of the quality mentioned, or favour one group over another 瞎的；失明的 In a piece of gender-blind casting, Hamlet is played by British actress Maxine Peake. 在一场不分性别的选角中，哈姆雷特由萨沙·杰克逊·玛辛·佩克扮演。 We are looking to create a more equitable and race-blind society. 我们希望创造一个更加公平和不分种族的社会。
Word OriginOld English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German blind.
Idioms
(as) blind as a bat
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not able to see well 视力不佳 She’s as blind as a bat without her glasses. 她不戴眼镜就像蝙蝠一样瞎。
More Like This Similes in idiomsSimiles in idioms- (as) bald as a coot
- (as) blind as a bat
- (as) bright as a button
- (as) bold as brass
- as busy as a bee
- as clean as a whistle
- (as) dead as a/the dodo
- (as) deaf as a post
- (as) dull as ditchwater
- (as) fit as a fiddle
- as flat as a pancake
- (as) good as gold
- (as) mad as a hatter/a March hare
- (as) miserable/ugly as sin
- as old as the hills
- (as) pleased/proud as Punch
- as pretty as a picture
- (as) regular as clockwork
- (as) quick as a flash
- (as) safe as houses
- (as) sound as a bell
- (as) steady as a rock
- (as) thick as two short planks
- (as) tough as old boots
the blind leading the blind
a situation in which people with almost no experience or knowledge give advice to others who also have no experience or knowledge 盲人教盲人；盲人引导瞎子
love is blind
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when you love somebody, you cannot see their faults 爱情是盲目的，爱让人蒙蔽双眼（指恋爱中的人看不到对方缺点）
not a blind bit/the blindest bit of…
turn a blind eye (to something)
to pretend not to notice something bad that is happening, so you do not have to do anything about it （对某事）佯装不见，睁一只眼闭一只眼 The authorities were either unaware of the problem or they turned a blind eye to it. 当局要么没有意识到这个问题，要么对此视而不见。