blind
US: /ˈbɫaɪnd/
UK: /blˈaɪnd/
UK: /blˈaɪnd/
English Vietnamese dictionary
blind /blaind/
- tính từ
- đui mù
- to be blind in (of) one eye: chột mắt
- (nghĩa bóng) không nhìn thấy, không thấy được
- she was blind to her son's faults: bà ta không nhìn thấy khuyết điểm của con trai mình
- mù quáng
- không có lối ra, cụt (ngõ...)
- a blind wall: tường không có cửa sổ, tường không có cửa ra vào
- blind path: đường không lối ra, ngõ cụt
- không rõ ràng, khó thấy, khó nhìn
- blind hand: chữ viết khó đọc
- blind letter: thư đề địa chỉ không rõ ràng; thư đề địa chỉ sai
- blind man; blind reader: người phụ trách giải quyết những thư không rõ hoặc sai địa chỉ
- blind stitch: đường khâu lẩn
- a blind ditch: cống ngầm
- (từ lóng) say bí tỉ ((cũng) blind drunk)
- blind to the world: say khướt, say bí tỉ
- one's blind side
- mặt sơ hở của mình
- đui mù
- danh từ
- bức màn che; mành mành, rèm
- roller blind: mành mành cuốn
- venitian blind: mành mành
- miếng (da, vải) che mắt (ngựa)
- cớ, bề ngoài giả dối
- (từ lóng) chầu rượu bí tỉ
- (quân sự) luỹ chắn, công sự
- (the blind) (số nhiều) những người mù
- among the blind, the one-eyed man is king
- (tục ngữ) xứ mù thằng chột làm vua
- bức màn che; mành mành, rèm
- ngoại động từ
- làm đui mù, làm loà mắt
- làm mù quáng
- nội động từ
- đi liều, vặn ẩu (ô tô, mô tô)
Advanced English dictionary
adjective, verb, noun, adverb
+ adjective (blinder, blindest)
1 not able to see: Doctors think he will go blind. + blind and partially sighted people + One of her parents is blind.
2 (the blind) noun [pl.] people who are blind: recorded books for the blind + guide dogs for the blind
3 ~ (to sth) not noticing or realizing sth: She is blind to her husband's faults. + I must have been blind not to realize the danger we were in.
4 [usually before noun] (of strong feelings) seeming to be unreasonable, and accepted without question; seeming to be out of control: blind faith / obedience + blind panic
5 [usually before noun] (of a situation or an event) that cannot be controlled by reason: blind chance + the blind force of nature
6 that a driver in a car cannot see, or cannot see around: a blind driveway + a blind bend / corner
blindness noun [U]: total / temporary / partial blindness
See also -
Idioms: (as) blind as a bat (humorous) not able to see well: She's as blind as a bat without her glasses.
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
not a blind bit / the blindest bit of ... (BrE, spoken) not any: He didn't take a blind bit of notice of me (= he ignored me). + It won't make the blindest bit of difference (= it will make no difference at all).
turn a blind eye (to sth) to pretend not to notice sth bad that is happening, so you do not have to do anything about it: The authorities were either unaware of the problem or turned a blind eye to it.
+ verb [VN]
1 to permanently destroy sb's ability to see: She was blinded in the explosion. + The attackers blinded him with acid.
2 to make it difficult for sb to see for a short time: When she went outside she was temporarily blinded by the sun. + His eyes were blinded by tears.
3 ~ sb (to sth) to make sb no longer able to think clearly or behave in a sensible way: His sense of loyalty blinded him to the truth.
Idioms: blind sb with science to confuse sb by using technical or complicated language that they do not understand
more at EFF
+ noun
1 (AmE also shade, window shade) [C] a covering for a window, especially one made of a roll of fabric that is fixed at the top of the window and can be pulled up and down
See also -
2 [sing.] something people say or do to hide the truth about sth in order to deceive other people
+ adverb (in connection with flying) without being able to see; using instruments only
Idioms: blind drunk extremely drunk
more at ROB, SWEAR
WHICH WORD?
blind / blindly
There are two adverbs that come from the adjec-tive blind. Blindly means 'not being able to see what you are doing' or 'not thinking about some-thing'. The adverb blind is mainly used in the context of flying and means 'without being able to see', 'using instruments only'.
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
1 sightless, eyeless, unsighted, purblind, stone-blind:
He has been blind from birth.
2 imperceptive, slow, insensitive, thick, dense, obtuse, stupid, weak-minded, dull-witted, slow-witted, dim-witted, Colloq Brit gormless:
How blind some parents are! There's another case of the blind leading the blind.
3 indiscriminate, undiscriminating, heedless, reckless, rash, impetuous, inconsiderate, unreasoning, mindless, senseless, thoughtless, unthinking, irrational, delusional:
He did her bidding with the blind obedience of a dog.
4 blind to. unaware or unconscious of, impervious or insensible to, unaffected or untouched or unmoved by:
The critics were blind to her merits as a novelist till many years had passed.
v.
5 deceive, blindfold, blinker; bamboozle, hoodwink, fool:
Wolsey could not blind himself to the true condition of the church. How jealousy blinds people!
6 conceal, hide, eclipse, overshadow; dazzle, blindfold:
The bright lights of the city blinded our view of the airport runway. Her beauty blinded him to her greed.
n.
7 shade, curtain, screen, cover, shutter(s), awning:
The sun is too bright - please draw the blind.
8 pretence, pretext, front, cover, smokescreen, stratagem, subterfuge, ruse, trick, deception, Colloq dodge; Slang scam:
The plumbing service is merely a blind for getting into houses to rob them.
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
roller, venetian
VERB + BLIND
open, pull up, raise | close, draw, lower, pull down
PREP.
through a/the ~
She saw a shadowy figure through the blind.
1 unable to see
VERBS
be, be born | be registered (as) | go
She went blind at the age of ten.
| make sb
ADV.
totally | almost, virtually | partially
PHRASES
as blind as a bat, be blind in one eye/in both eyes
He is almost blind in one eye.
2 blind to sth: not willing to notice/admit sth
VERBS
be, seem | become | make sb
ADV.
completely, totally
His own problems have made him completely blind to the sufferings of others.
ADV.
almost, nearly
The strong light almost blinded him.
| momentarily, temporarily
Concise English dictionary
blinds|blinded|blinding|blinder|blindestblaɪnd
noun
+people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
+a hiding place sometimes used by hunters (especially duck hunters)
+something that keeps things out or hinders sight
+something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity
verb
+render unable to see
+make blind by putting the eyes out
+make dim by comparison or conceal
adj.
+unable to see
+unable or unwilling to perceive or understand
+not based on reason or evidence
