blind 1 S2 W3 / blaɪnd / 形容词

1 unable to see

a) unable to see → colour-blind , visually impaired , handicapped :

a school for blind children

the needs of blind people

totally/completely/almost/partially blind

She’s almost blind in her right eye.

He was slowly going blind (= becoming blind ) .

Beverley was born blind .

b) the blind [复数形式] people who are unable to see :

talking books for the blind

c) as blind as a bat unable to see well – used humorously :

I’m as blind as a bat without my glasses.

d) blind with tears/rage/pain etc unable to see because of tears, pain, or a strong emotion → blindly :

She screamed at him, her eyes blind with tears.

2 be blind to something to completely fail to notice or realize something → blindly :

International companies are all too often blind to local needs.

He was totally blind to the faults of his children.

3 turn a blind eye (to something) to deliberately ignore something that you know should not be happening :

Teachers were turning a blind eye to smoking in school.

4 not take/pay a blind bit of notice British English informal to completely ignore what someone does or says, especially in a way that is annoying :

He never pays a blind bit of notice to what his staff tell him.

5 not make a blind bit of difference British English informal used to emphasize that whatever someone says or does will not change the situation at all :

Try and talk to her if you want, but I don’t think it’ll make a blind bit of difference.

6 feelings

a) blind faith/prejudice/obedience etc strong feelings that someone has without thinking about why they have them – used to show disapproval :

Blind faith sent thousands of people to a pointless war.

a story about blind loyalty

b) blind panic/rage strong feelings of fear or anger that you cannot control :

In a moment of blind panic, she had pulled the trigger and shot the man dead.

Blind rage took hold of him.

7 road blind bend/corner a corner in a road that you cannot see beyond when you are driving

8 the blind leading the blind used to say that people who do not know much about what they are doing are guiding or advising others who know nothing at all

9 aircraft blind flying is when you use only instruments to fly an aircraft because you cannot see through cloud, mist etc

— blindness 名词