blinded
失明的,失明,盲目的,蒙蔽
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Definitions
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blind·er, blind·est.
- : unable to see; having severely impaired or absolutely no sense of sight; sightless: a blind man.
- : unwilling or unable to perceive or understand: They were blind to their children's faults. He was blind to all arguments.
- : not characterized or determined by reason or control: blind tenacity; blind chance.
- : not having or based on reason or intelligence; absolute and unquestioning: She had blind faith in his fidelity.
- : lacking all consciousness or awareness: a blind stupor.
- : drunk.
- : hard to see or understand: blind reasoning.
- : hidden from immediate view, especially from oncoming motorists: a blind corner.
- : of concealed or undisclosed identity; sponsored anonymously: a blind ad signed only with a box number.
- : having no outlets; closed at one end: a blind passage; a blind mountain pass.
- : Architecture. having no windows, passageways, or the like.
- : dense enough to form a screen: a blind hedge of privet.
- : done without seeing; by instruments alone: blind flying.
- : made without some prior knowledge: a blind purchase; a blind lead in a card game.
- : of or relating to an experimental design that prevents investigators or subjects from knowing the hypotheses or conditions being tested.
- : of, relating to, or for blind persons.
- : Bookbinding. impressed into the cover or spine of a book by a die without ink or foil.
- : Cooking. baked or fried without the filling.
- : made so that the end inserted, though inaccessible, can be headed or spread.
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- : to make sightless permanently, temporarily, or momentarily, as by injuring, dazzling, bandaging the eyes, etc.: The explosion blinded him.We were blinded by the bright lights.
- : to make obscure or dark: The room was blinded by heavy curtains.
- : to deprive of discernment, reason, or judgment: a resentment that blinds his good sense.
- : to outshine; eclipse: a radiance that doth blind the sun.
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- : something that obstructs vision, as a blinker for a horse.
- : a window covering having horizontal or vertical slats that can be drawn out of the way, often with the angle of the slats adjustable to admit varying amounts of light.
- : venetian blind.
- : Chiefly Midland U.S. and British. window shade.
- : a lightly built structure of brush or other growths, especially one in which hunters conceal themselves: a duck blind.
- : an activity, organization, or the like for concealing or masking action or purpose; subterfuge: The store was just a blind for their gambling operation.
- : a decoy.
- : Slang. a bout of excessive drinking; drunken spree.
- : Poker. a compulsory bet made without prior knowledge of one's hand.
- : Usually the blind . persons who lack the sense of sight: The blind are said to have an acute sense of hearing.
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- : into a stupor; to the degree at which consciousness is lost: He drank himself blind.
- : without the ability to see clearly; lacking visibility; blindly: They were driving blind through the snowstorm.
- : without guidance or forethought: They were working blind and couldn't anticipate the effects of their actions.
- : to an extreme or absolute degree; completely: The confidence men cheated her blind.
Phrases
- blind alley
- blind as a bat
- blind leading the blind
- blind side
- blind spot
- fly blind
- rob someone blind
- turn a blind eye
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
There was even one case where a blind man sued 50 colleges due to screen reader issues with the websites’ pages.
The band’s powerful rise, combined with their close relationships in the tightknit Nashville community and Music Row’s tendency to turn a blind eye to unpleasant issues, helped shield them from criticism of their problematic name.
Ever hopeful, astrologist Elle heads to a blind date, feeling the anticipation “like glitter rushing through her veins.”
In a double-blind study, the scientists gave 36 volunteers psilocybin in one session and a placebo during the next—or vice versa.
The FDA has also set forth a requirement for five severe cases of the disease in the placebo group, but Jansen said that to preserve the integrity of the trial, Pfizer’s scientists remain blind to the details of the cases at this time.
Again, the Israeli temper is hot and quick, sometimes reason becomes blinded and emotions take control.
Or maybe they were blinded with excitement from witnessing a cameo by their hometown hero.
But being born in the South “blinded him to the inherent wrong at the bottom of the system of Slavery,” Northup wrote.
Was being on the lithium responsible in some way for her being blinded to what was right in front of her eyes?
One of the pilots blinded by a flash of light as the plane was 500 feet from the runway.
The men arrived in very bad condition, and many of them blinded with the salt water which had dashed into their eyes.
It is beyond the comprehension of any man not blinded by superstition, not warped by prejudice and old-time convention.
Another lightning flash blinded the girls and the thunder following fairly deafened them for the moment.
I wor amaist blinded wi' snow, coming ow'r that confounded heath.
But our ancestors were generally so much blinded by prejudice that this inconsistency passed unnoticed.