Hatred is blind, as well as love.

                   ——Oscar Wilde

恨是盲目的,爱亦然。

           ——王尔德

 

一、你知道blind有几种含义吗?

 

adj.

1.盲的,瞎的,失明的

 

He has been blind from birth.

他自出生时就双目失明。

 

2.视而不见的,未察觉的

 

We must not be blind to the suffering of others.

我们不能对他人的痛苦视而不见。

 

3.盲目的,轻率的,不理智的

 

Hatred is blind as well as love.

爱情与仇恨同样是盲目的。

 

4.不在视线中的,看不见的,隐蔽的

 

He tried to overtake three cars on a blind corner and crashed head-on into a lorry.

他试图在一个死角处超过前面的三辆车,结果一头撞在了一辆卡车上。

 

5.暂时看不见的,双眼模糊的,目眩的

 

Her mother groped for the back of the chair, her eyes blind with tears.

她妈妈泪眼蒙眬地伸手去摸椅背。

 

adv.

1.看不见地

 

2.盲目地

 

n.

1.盲人,瞎子

 

If the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.

盲人领盲人,双双跌人沟。

 

2.百叶窗,卷帘 [C]

 

Each sail can be spread or closed at a pull, like a venetian blind.

每面帆都像百叶窗那样,一拉就能张帆或收帆。

 

3.掩饰,借口

 

Jem may have told her he was going, by way of blind.

杰姆告诉她说他走了,也许只是个借口。

 

v.

1.使变暗 [T]

 

The room was blinded by heavy curtains.

房间被厚窗帘遮暗。

 

2.使看不见,使失明,弄瞎 [T]

 

Blinded by the soap, he had to fumble about for his glasses.

他被肥皂弄得睁不开眼,只好到处瞎摸去找眼镜。

 

3.蒙蔽,欺瞒,使无视,使无法认清,使失去理智 [T]

 

He never allowed his love of Australia to blind him to his countrymen's faults.

他从来不会因为对澳大利亚的热爱而看不到自己同胞的缺点。

 

二、下面我们来学习一下含有blind的常见短语

 

blind side

n. 无防备的一面

 

blind spot

n. 盲点

 

blind alley

死胡同

 

blind trust

绝对信任委托,绝对信任委托,保密委托

 

blind bend

急弯

 

三、学会blind的用法了吗?来做个小测试吧~

 

David's good looks and impeccable manners had always made her ______ to his faults

戴维英俊的长相和完美的举止总是让她对他的缺点视而不见。