English-Thai Dictionary
blind
ADJ(ความเชื่อ การกระทำ ที่ ขาด เหตุผล unreasoning irrational ti-ka
blind
ADJ ขาด การเตรียมพร้อม khad-kan-triam-prom
blind
ADJ ตัน ปิด tan
blind
ADJ บอด มองไม่เห็น unsighted bod
blind
N ที่ซ่อน hide ti-son
blind
N บังตา ม่านบังตา bang-tar
blind
VT ทำให้ ตาบอด ทำให้ บอด ทำให้ ตา มองไม่เห็น tam-hai-tar-bod
blind
VT ทำให้ สับสน tham-hai-sab-son
blind date
N การนัด พบ กับ คนที่ ไม่เคย เจอกัน มา ก่อน kan-nad-phob-kab-kon-ti-mai-koei-joer-kan-ma-kon
blind date
N คนที่ นัด พบกัน โดย ไม่ รู้จัก กัน มา ก่อน kon-ti-nad-phob-kab-kon-ti-mai-koei-joer-kan-ma-kon
blind spot
N จุด ที่ ถูก เพิกเฉย จุด ที่ ถูก มองข้าม blind side jut-ti-tuk-phoek-chei
blind to
PHRV ไม่เคย ล่วงรู้ mai-khei-luang-ru
blindage
N สิ่งกีดขวาง ช่วย เป็น ที่ กำบัง
blinder
N สิ่ง ที่ ดีเยี่ยม ใน กีฬา sing-ti-de-yiam-nai-ki-la
blinder
SL แสน จะ สนุกสนาน สนุก สุดยอด saen-ja-sa-nuk-sa-nan
blindfish
N ปลา ใน ถ้ำ มืด ใต้ น้ำ
blindfold
N สิ่ง ที่ ใช้ ปิด ตา ผ้า ปิด ตา sing-ti-chai-pid-ta
blindfold
VT ปิดบัง ทำให้ ไม่เข้าใจ แจ่มแจ้ง blinker pid-bang
blindfold
VT เอา ผ้า ปิด ตา เอา ผ้า ผูก ตา aol-pha-pid-ta
blinding
ADJ เจิดจ้า มาก จน มองไม่เห็น joed-ja-mak-jon-mong-mai-hen
blinding
SL แสน จะ สนุกสนาน สนุก สุดยอด saen-ja-sa-nuk-sa-nan
blindingly
ADV มาก หรือ อย่าง ที่สุด mak-rue-yang-thi-sud
blindly
ADV อย่าง มองไม่เห็น สิ่ง ที่ กระทำ yang-mong-mai-hen-sing-ti-krad-ham
blindness
N การ สูญ เสียสายตา การ มองไม่เห็น sightlessness kan-sun-sia-sai-ta
blindside
VT โจม ตีจาก ทิศทาง ที่ มองไม่เห็น jom-ti-jak-tid-tang-ti-mong-mai-hen
blindworm
N หนอนช นิดหนึ่ง ตา เล็ก มาก กิ้งก่าช นิดหนึ่ง ตาบอด
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
BLIND
a. 1. Destitute of the sense of seeing, either by natural defect, or by deprivation; not having sight.
2. Not having the faculty of discernment; destitute of intellectual light; unable to understand or judge; ignorant; as authors are blind to their own defects.
Blind should be followed by to; but it is followed by of, in the phrase, blind of an eye.
3. Unseen; ; out of public view; private; dark; sometimes implying contempt or censure; as a blind corner.
4. Dark; obscure; not easy to be found; not easily discernible; as a blind path.
5. Heedless; inconsiderate; undeliberating.
This plan is recommended neither to blind approbation or blind reprobation.
6. In scripture, blind implies not only want of discernment, but moral depravity.
BLIND
v.t.To make blind; to deprive of sight. 1. To darken; to obscure to the eye.
Such darkness blinds the sky.
2. To darken the understanding; as, to blind the mind.
3. To darken or obscure to the understanding.
He endeavored to blind and confound the controversy.
4. To eclipse.
BLIND, BLINDE
[See Blend, an ore. ]
BLIND
n.Something to hinder the sight. Civility casts a blind over the duty.
1. Something to mislead the eye or the understanding; as, one thing serves as a blind for another.
2. A screen; a cover; as a blind for a window, or for a horse.
BLINDED
pp. Deprived of sight; deprived of intellectual discernment; made dark or obscure.
BLINDFOLD
a.[blind and fold. ] Having the eyes covered; having the mental eye darkened.
BLINDFOLD
v.t.To cover the eyes; to hinder from seeing.
BLINDFOLDED
pp. Having the eyes covered; hindered from seeing.
BLINDFOLDING
ppr. Covering the eyes; hindering from seeing.
BLINDING
ppr. Depriving of sight, or of understanding; obscuring.
BLINDLY
adv. Without sight, or understanding. 1. Without discerning the reason; implicitly; without examination; as, to be blindly led by another.
2. Without judgment or direction.
BLINDMANS BALL
n.A species of fungus, Lycoperdo, or puff-ball.
BLINDMANS BUFF
n.A play in which one person is blindfolded, and hunts out the rest of the company.
BLINDNESS
n.Want of bodily sight; want of intellectual discernment; ignorance.
BLINDNETTLE
n.A plant.
BLINDS
n.In the military art, a defense made of osiers or branches interwoven, and laid across two rows of stakes, four or five feet asunder, of the highth of a man, to shelter the workmen, and prevent their being overlooked by the enemy.
BLIND SERPENT
n.A reptile of the Cape of Good Hope, covered with black scales, but spotted with red, white and brown.
BLINDSIDE
n.[blind and side. ] The side which is most easily assailed; or the side on which the party is least able or disposed to see danger; weakness; foible; weak part.
BLIND VESSEL
with chimists, a vessel with an opening on one side only.
BLINDWORM
n.[blind and worm. ] A small reptile, called also slow worm, a species of Anguis, about eleven inches long, covered with scales, with a forked tongue, but harmless.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
BLIND
Blind, a. Etym: [AS. ; akin to D., G., OS. , Sw. , & Dan. blind, Icel.blindr, Goth. blinds; of uncertain origin. ]
1. Destitute of the sense of seeing, either by natural defect or by deprivation; without sight. He that is strucken blind can not forget The precious treasure of his eyesight lost. Shak.
2. Not having the faculty of discernment; destitute of intellectual light; unable or unwilling to understand or judge; as, authors are blind to their own defects. But hard be hardened, blind be blinded more, That they may stumble on, and deeper fall. Milton.
3. Undiscerning; undiscriminating; inconsiderate. This plan is recommended neither to blind approbation nor to blind reprobation. Jay.
4. Having such a state or condition as a thing would have to a person who is blind; not well marked or easily discernible; hidden; unseen; concealed; as, a blind path; a blind ditch.
5. Involved; intricate; not easily followed or traced. The blind mazes of this tangled wood. Milton.
6. Having no openings for light or passage; as, a blind wall; open only at one end; as, a blind alley; a blind gut.
7. Unintelligible, or not easily intelligible; as, a blind passage in a book; illegible; as, blind writing.
8. (Hort. )
Defn: Abortive; failing to produce flowers or fruit; as, blind buds; blind flowers. Blind alley, an alley closed at one end; a cul-de-sac. -- Blind axle, an axle which turns but does not communicate motion. Knight. -- Blind beetle, one of the insects apt to fly against people, esp. at night. -- Blind cat (Zoöl.), a species of catfish (Gronias nigrolabris ), nearly destitute of eyes, living in caverns in Pennsylvania. -- Blind coal, coal that burns without flame; anthracite coal. Simmonds. -- Blind door, Blind window, an imitation of a door or window, without an opening for passage or light. See Blank door or window, under Blank, a. -- Blind level (Mining ), a level or drainage gallery which has a vertical shaft at each end, and acts as an inverted siphon. Knight. -- Blind nettle (Bot. ), dead nettle. See Dead nettle, under Dead. -- Blind shell (Gunnery ), a shell containing no charge, or one that does not explode. -- Blind side, the side which is most easily assailed; a weak or unguarded side; the side on which one is least able or disposed to see danger. Swift. -- Blind snake (Zoöl.), a small, harmless, burrowing snake, of the family Typhlopidæ, with rudimentary eyes. -- Blind spot (Anat. ), the point in the retina of the eye where the optic nerve enters, and which is insensible to light. -- Blind tooling, in bookbinding and leather work, the indented impression of heated tools, without gilding; -- called also blank tooling, and blind blocking. -- Blind wall, a wall without an opening; a blank wall.
BLIND
Blind, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blinded; p. pr. & vb. n. Blinding. ]
1. To make blind; to deprive of sight or discernment. "To blind the truth and me. " Tennyson. A blind guide is certainly a great mischief; but a guide that blinds those whom he should lead is. .. a much greater. South.
2. To deprive partially of vision; to make vision difficult for and painful to; to dazzle. Her beauty all the rest did blind. P. Fletcher.
3. To darken; to obscure to the eye or understanding; to conceal; to deceive. Such darkness blinds the sky. Dryden. The state of the controversy between us he endeavored, with all his art, to blind and confound. Stillingfleet.
4. To cover with a thin coating of sand and fine gravel; as a road newly paved, in order that the joints between the stones may be filled.
BLIND
BLIND Blind, n.
1. Something to hinder sight or keep out light; a screen; a cover; esp. a hinged screen or shutter for a window; a blinder for a horse.
2. Something to mislead the eye or the understanding, or to conceal some covert deed or design; a subterfuge.
3. Etym: [Cf. F. blindes, pblende, fr. blenden to blind, fr. blind blind. ] (Mil. )
Defn: A blindage. See Blindage.
4. A halting place. [Obs. ] Dryden.
BLIND; BLINDE
BLIND; BLINDE Blind, Blinde, n.
Defn: See Blende.
BLINDAGE
Blind "age, n. Etym: [Cf. F. blindage. ] (Mil. )
Defn: A cover or protection for an advanced trench or approach, formed of fascines and earth supported by a framework.
BLINDER
BLINDER Blind "er, n.
1. One who, or that which, blinds.
2. (Saddlery )
Defn: One of the leather screens on a bridle, to hinder a horse from seeing objects at the side; a blinker.
BLINDFISH
BLINDFISH Blind "fish ` (, n.
Defn: A small fish (Amblyopsis spelæus ) destitute of eyes, found in the waters of the Mammoth Cave, in Kentucky. Related fishes from other caves take the same name.
BLINDFOLD
Blind "fold `, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blindfolded; p. pr. & vb. n.Blindfolding. ] Etym: [OE. blindfolden, blindfelden, blindfellen; AS. blind blind + prob. fellan, fyllan, to fell, strike down. ]
Defn: To cover the eyes of, as with a bandage; to hinder from seeing. And when they had blindfolded him, they struck him on the face. Luke xxii. 64.
BLINDFOLD
BLINDFOLD Blind "fold `, a.
Defn: Having the eyes covered; blinded; having the mental eye darkened. Hence: Heedless; reckless; as, blindfold zeal; blindfold fury. Fate's blindfold reign the atheist loudly owns. Dryden.
BLINDING
BLINDING Blind "ing, a.
Defn: Making blind or as if blind; depriving of sight or of understanding; obscuring; as, blinding tears; blinding snow.
BLINDING
BLINDING Blind "ing, n.
Defn: A thin coating of sand and fine gravel over a newly paved road. See Blind, v. t., 4.
BLINDLY
BLINDLY Blind "ly, adv.
Defn: Without sight, discernment, or understanding; without thought, investigation, knowledge, or purpose of one's own. By his imperious mistress blindly led. Dryden.
BLINDMAN'S BUFF
Blind "man's buff " (. Etym: [See Buff a buffet. ]
Defn: A play in which one person is blindfolded, and tries to catch some one of the company and tell who it is. Surely he fancies I play at blindman's buff with him, for he thinks I never have my eyes open. Stillingfleet.
BLINDMAN'S HOLIDAY
BLINDMAN'S HOLIDAY Blind `man's hol "i *day.
Defn: The time between daylight and candle light. [Humorous ]
BLINDNESS
BLINDNESS Blind "ness, n.
Defn: State or condition of being blind, literally or figuratively. Darwin. Color blindness, inability to distinguish certain color. See Daltonism.
BLIND READER
BLIND READER Blind reader.
Defn: A post-office clerk whose duty is to decipher obscure addresses.
BLINDSTORY
BLINDSTORY Blind "sto `ry, n. (Arch. )
Defn: The triforium as opposed to the clearstory.
BLINDWORM
BLINDWORM Blind "worm `, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A small, burrowing, snakelike, limbless lizard (Anguis fragilis ), with minute eyes, popularly believed to be blind; the slowworm; -- formerly a name for the adder. Newts and blindworms do no wrong. Shak.
New American Oxford Dictionary
blind
blind |blīnd blaɪnd | ▶adjective 1 unable to see; sightless: she suffered from glaucoma, which has left her completely blind | he was blind in one eye. • [ attrib. ] (of an action, esp. a test or experiment ) done without being able to see or without being in possession of certain information: a blind tasting of eight wines. • Aeronautics (of flying ) using instruments only: blind landings during foggy conditions. 2 [ predic. ] lacking perception, awareness, or discernment: he's absolutely blind where you're concerned, isn't he? | she was blind to the realities of her position. • [ attrib. ] (of an action or state of mind ) not controlled by reason or judgment: they left in blind panic. • [ attrib. ] not governed by purpose: moving purposelessly in a world of blind chance. 3 [ attrib. ] concealed or closed, in particular: • (of a corner or bend in a road ) impossible to see around: two trucks collided on a blind curve in the road. • (of a door or window ) walled up. • closed at one end: a blind pipe. • (of a plant ) without buds, eyes, or terminal flowers: planting too shallowly is the most common cause of bulbs coming up blind. 4 [ attrib. with negative ] Brit. informal (used in emphatic expressions ) not the slightest: you don't know a blind thing! 5 informal drunk. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 cause (someone ) to be unable to see, permanently or temporarily: the injury temporarily blinded him | eyes blinded with tears. 2 (be blinded ) deprive (someone ) of understanding, judgment, or perception: a clever tactician blinded by passion | somehow Clare and I were blinded to the truth. • (blind someone with ) confuse or overawe someone with something difficult to understand: they try to blind you with science . ▶noun 1 (as plural noun the blind ) people who are unable to see: guide dogs for the blind. 2 an obstruction to sight or light, in particular: • a screen for a window, esp. one on a roller or made of slats: she pulled down the blinds. • Brit. an awning over a shop window. 3 [ in sing. ] something designed to conceal one's real intentions: he phoned again from his own home: that was just a blind for his wife. • a hiding place: you can sometimes use your car as a blind. • a camouflaged shelter used by hunters to get close to wildlife: a duck blind. 4 Brit. informal, dated a heavy drinking bout: he's off on a blind again. 5 Brit. a legitimate business concealing a criminal enterprise. ▶adverb without being able to see clearly: he was the first pilot in history to fly blind. • without having all the relevant information; unprepared: he was going into the interview blind. • (of a stake in poker and other games ) put up by a player before the cards dealt are seen. PHRASES ( as ) blind as a bat informal having very bad eyesight. blind drunk informal extremely drunk. effing and blinding Brit. see eff. rob (or steal ) someone blind informal rob or cheat someone in a comprehensive or merciless way. turn a blind eye pretend not to notice. [said to be in allusion to Nelson, who lifted a telescope to his blind eye at the Battle of Copenhagen (1801 ), in order to avoid seeing the signal to ‘discontinue the action. ’]DERIVATIVES blind ness noun ORIGIN Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German blind .
blind alley
blind al ley |ˈblaɪnd ˈˌæli | ▶noun an alley or road that is closed at one end. • a course of action leading nowhere: many technologies that show early promise lead up blind alleys.
blind coal
blind coal ▶noun [ mass noun ] chiefly Scottish anthracite.
blind date
blind date |ˈblaɪn (d ) ˈˌdeɪt | ▶noun a social engagement or date with a person one has not previously met: a blind date arranged by well-meaning friends. • either person of the couple on a blind date: where do you take a blind date, anyway?
blinders
blind ers |ˈblīndərz | ▶plural noun a pair of small leather screens attached to a horse's bridle to prevent it seeing sideways and behind. Also called blinkers (see blinker ). • something that prevents someone from gaining a full understanding of a situation: they will wear their cultural blinders to the grave.
blindfish
blind fish |ˈblīndˌfiSH ˈblaɪndfɪʃ | ▶noun another term for cavefish.
blindfold
blind fold |ˈblīndˌfōld ˈblaɪn (d )ˌfoʊld | ▶verb [ with obj. ] deprive (someone ) of sight by tying a piece of cloth around the head so as to cover the eyes. ▶noun a piece of cloth tied around the head to cover someone's eyes. ▶adjective literary wearing a blindfold. • (of a game of chess ) conducted without sight of board and pieces. ▶adverb with a blindfold covering the eyes: the reporter was driven blindfold to meet the gangster. • done with great ease and confidence, as if it could have been done wearing a blindfold: missing putts that he would normally hole blindfold. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: alteration, by association with fold 1, of blindfeld, past participle of obsolete blindfell ‘strike blind, blindfold, ’ from Old English geblindfellan (see blind, fell 2 ).
Blind Freddie
Blind Freddie (also Blind Freddy ) ▶noun Austral. informal an imaginary person supposed to have little or no perception. ORIGIN 1940s: said to be from the name of a Sydney hawker.
blind gut
blind gut ▶noun the cecum.
blinding
blind ing |ˈblīndiNG blaɪndɪŋ | ▶noun Brit. the process of covering a newly made road with grit to fill cracks. • the grit used in such a process. ▶adjective [ attrib. ] (of light ) very bright and likely to dazzle or temporarily blind someone: a massive explosion with a blinding flash of light. • (of a thing ) temporarily obstructing a person's vision: he saw the school bus approaching through almost blinding rain. • (of pain or an emotion ) so intense as to block out everything else: I've got a blinding headache. • (of a process or action ) remarkably fast or skillful; dazzling: a blinding fastball. DERIVATIVES blind ing ly adverb [ as submodifier ] : the reason was blindingly obvious
blindly
blind ly |ˈblīndlē ˈblaɪn (d )li | ▶adverb as if blind; without seeing or noticing: I continued to stare blindly into my coffee. • without reasoning or questioning: solutions must be assessed, not blindly accepted.
blindman's bluff
blind man's bluff |ˈblīndmənz ˌblaɪndˌmænz ˈbləf |(also blindman's buff ) ▶noun a children's game in which a blindfolded player tries to catch others. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: bluff, alteration of buff ‘a blow, ’ from Old French bufe (see buffet 2 ).
blind pig
blind pig ▶noun another term for blind tiger. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: see blind tiger .
blind pool
blind pool ▶noun a company that sells stock without specifying how invested money will be spent.
blind side
blind side |ˈblaɪn (d ) ˈˌsaɪd | ▶noun [ in sing. ] a direction in which a person has a poor view, typically of approaching danger: a minivan nearly clipped him on his blind side. • the side opposite the one toward which a person is looking: they came at me from my blind side | [ as modifier ] : the crushing blind-side sack of the quarterback. ▶verb ( blindside ) [ with obj. ] hit or attack (someone ) on the blind side: Jenkins blindsided Adams, knocking him to the sidewalk. • catch (someone ) unprepared; attack from an unexpected position: protection against being technologically blindsided.
blindsight
blind sight |ˈblīndˌsīt ˈblaɪndsaɪt | ▶noun Medicine the ability to respond to visual stimuli without consciously perceiving them. This condition can occur after certain types of brain damage.
blind snake
blind snake ▶noun a small burrowing insectivorous snake that lacks a distinct head and has very small inefficient eyes. Also called worm snake. [Infraorder Scolecophidia: three families, in particular Typhlopidae, and several genera. ]
blind spot
blind spot |ˈblaɪn (d ) ˈˌspɑt | ▶noun 1 Anatomy the point of entry of the optic nerve on the retina, insensitive to light. 2 an area where a person's view is obstructed: the angle rearview mirror eliminates blind spots on both sides of the car. • an area in which a person lacks understanding or impartiality: Ed had a blind spot where these ethical issues were concerned. 3 Telecommunications a point within the normal range of a transmitter where there is unusually weak reception.
blind stamping
blind stamp ing (also blind tooling ) ▶noun the impressing of text or a design on a book cover without the use of color or gold leaf.
blind stitch
blind stitch ▶noun a sewing stitch producing stitches visible on one side only. ▶verb ( blind-stitch ) [ with obj. ] sew (something ) using such a stitch.
blind tiger
blind ti ger ▶noun informal an illegal bar. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: probably so named because in order to evade prohibition laws, the bars were disguised as exhibition halls for natural curiosities.
blind trust
blind trust |blaɪnd trəst | ▶noun a financial arrangement in which a person in public office gives the administration of private business interests to an independent trust in order to prevent conflict of interest. Under the trust, the owner does not know how the assets are managed.
blindworm
blind worm |ˈblīndˌwərm ˈblaɪn (d )ˌwərm | ▶noun another term for slow-worm.
Oxford Dictionary
blind
blind |blʌɪnd | ▶adjective 1 unable to see because of injury, disease, or a congenital condition: a blind man with a stick | he was blind in one eye | (as plural noun the blind ) : guide dogs for the blind. • (of an action, especially a test or experiment ) done without being able to see or without having relevant information: a blind tasting of eight wines. • Aeronautics (of flying ) using instruments only: blind landings during foggy conditions. 2 lacking perception, awareness, or judgement: a blind acceptance of the status quo | she was blind to the realities of her position. • not controlled by reason: they left in blind panic. • not governed by purpose: a world of blind chance. 3 concealed or closed, in particular: • (of a corner or bend in a road ) impossible to see round: two trucks collided on a blind curve in the road. • (of a door or window ) walled up. • closed at one end: a blind pipe. 4 [ with negative ] Brit. informal not the slightest (used in emphatic expressions ): this declaration is not a blind bit of good to the workers. 5 (of a plant ) without buds, eyes, or terminal flowers. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 cause (someone ) to be unable to see, permanently or temporarily: the injury temporarily blinded him | her eyes were blinded with scalding tears. 2 deprive (someone ) of understanding, judgement, or perception: he was blinded by his faith | somehow Clare and I were blinded to the truth. • (blind someone with ) confuse or overawe someone with (something they do not understand ): they try to blind you with science . 3 [ no obj., with adverbial of direction ] Brit. informal, dated move very fast and dangerously: I could see the bombs blinding along above the roof tops. ▶noun 1 a screen for a window, especially one on a roller or made of slats: she pulled down the blinds. • Brit. an awning over a shop window. 2 [ in sing. ] something designed to conceal one's real intentions: he phoned again from his own home: that was just a blind for his wife. • N. Amer. a camouflaged shelter used for observing or hunting wildlife: a duck blind. 3 Brit. informal, dated a heavy drinking bout: he's off on a blind again. ▶adverb without being able to see clearly: he was the first pilot in history to fly blind | wines were tasted blind. • without having all the relevant information; unprepared: he was going into the interview blind. • (of a stake in poker or brag ) put up by a player before the cards dealt are seen. PHRASES bake something blind bake a pastry or flan case without a filling. ( as ) blind as a bat informal having very bad eyesight. blind drunk informal extremely drunk. there's none so blind as those who will not see proverb there's no point trying to reason with someone who does not want to listen to reason. turn a blind eye pretend not to notice. [said to be in allusion to Nelson, who lifted a telescope to his blind eye at the Battle of Copenhagen (1801 ), thus not seeing the signal to ‘discontinue the action ’.] when the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into a ditch proverb those people without knowledge or experience should not try to guide or advise others in a similar position: I didn't know anything about fighting and neither did my students —it was the blind leading the blind. DERIVATIVES blindness noun ORIGIN Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German blind .
blind alley
blind alley ▶noun an alley or road that is closed at one end; a cul-de-sac. • a course of action leading nowhere: many technologies that show early promise lead up blind alleys.
blind coal
blind coal ▶noun [ mass noun ] chiefly Scottish anthracite.
blind date
blind date ▶noun a social engagement with a person one has not previously met, arranged with a view to the development of a romantic or sexual relationship.
blinder
blind ¦er |ˈblʌɪndə | ▶noun 1 Brit. informal an excellent performance in a game or race: Marinello played a blinder in his first game. 2 (blinders ) N. Amer. blinkers on a horse's bridle.
blindfold
blind |fold |ˈblʌɪn (d )fəʊld | ▶noun a piece of cloth tied round the head to cover someone's eyes. ▶verb [ with obj. ] deprive (someone ) of sight by tying a blindfold round their head. ▶adverb & adjective Brit. with a blindfold covering the eyes: [ as adv. ] : the reporter was driven blindfold to meet the gangster. • (of a game of chess ) conducted without sight of board and pieces. • [ as adv. ] used to convey that something is done with great ease and confidence: he missed putts that he would normally hole blindfold. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: alteration, by association with fold 1, of blindfeld, past participle of obsolete blindfell ‘strike blind, blindfold ’, from Old English geblindfellan (see blind, fell 2 ).
Blind Freddie
Blind Freddie (also Blind Freddy ) ▶noun Austral. informal an imaginary person supposed to have little or no perception. ORIGIN 1940s: said to be from the name of a Sydney hawker.
blind gut
blind gut ▶noun the caecum.
blinding
blind |ing |ˈblʌɪndɪŋ | ▶adjective 1 (of light ) very bright and likely to dazzle or cause temporary blindness: the sunlight outside was blinding | figurative : a blinding flash of inspiration. • temporarily obstructing the vision: blinding rain. • (especially of pain ) very intense: I've got a blinding headache. 2 Brit. informal (of an action ) remarkably skilful and exciting: he denied Norwich victory with two blinding saves. ▶noun [ mass noun ] the process of covering a newly made road with grit to fill cracks. • grit used to cover a newly made road. • a thin bed of concrete laid down over an area before the main mass of concrete is put in place. DERIVATIVES blindingly adverb [ as submodifier ] : the reason was blindingly obvious
blindly
blind ¦ly |ˈblʌɪndli | ▶adverb 1 without being able to see; unseeingly: she began groping blindly in the dark. 2 without understanding or using one's judgement; unthinkingly: don't blindly accept dogma as justification.
blind man's buff
blind man's buff |blʌɪndmanzˈbʌf |(US also blind man's bluff ) ▶noun a game in which a blindfold player tries to catch others while being pushed about by them. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from buff ‘a blow ’, from Old French bufe (see buffet 2 ).
blind pig
blind pig ▶noun another term for blind tiger.
blind pool
blind pool ▶noun a company that sells stock without specifying how invested money will be spent.
blind side
blind side ▶noun [ in sing. ] a direction in which a person has a poor view of approaching traffic or danger. • Rugby the side of the scrum opposite that on which the main line of the opponents' backs is ranged. ▶verb ( blindside ) [ with obj. ] N. Amer. hit or attack (someone ) on their blind side. • make (someone ) unable to perceive the truth of a situation.
blindsight
blind |sight |blʌɪndsʌɪt | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Medicine the ability to respond to visual stimuli without consciously perceiving them, a condition which can occur after certain types of brain damage.
blind snake
blind snake ▶noun a small burrowing insectivorous snake which lacks a distinct head and has very small inefficient eyes. Also called worm snake. ●Infraorder Scolecophidia: three families, in particular Typhlopidae, and several genera.
blind spot
blind spot ▶noun 1 Anatomy the point of entry of the optic nerve on the retina, insensitive to light. 2 an area where a person's view is obstructed. • an area in which a person lacks understanding or impartiality: Ed had a blind spot where these ethical issues were concerned. 3 Telecommunications a point within the normal range of a transmitter where there is unusually weak reception.
blind stamping
blind stamping (also blind tooling ) ▶noun [ mass noun ] the impressing of text or a design on a book cover without the use of colour or gold leaf.
blind stitch
blind stitch ▶noun [ mass noun ] a sewing stitch producing stitches visible on one side only. ▶verb ( blind-stitch ) [ with obj. ] sew (something ) using blind stitches.
blind tiger
blind tiger (also blind pig ) ▶noun N. Amer. informal an illegal bar. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: probably so named to evade prohibition laws, the bars being disguised as exhibition halls for the display of natural curiosities.
blind trust
blind trust ▶noun chiefly N. Amer. a trust independently administering the private business interests of a person in public office to prevent conflict of interest.
blindworm
blind |worm |ˈblʌɪndwəːm | ▶noun another term for slow-worm.
American Oxford Thesaurus
blind
blind adjective 1 he has been blind since birth: sightless, unsighted, visually impaired, visionless, unseeing; partially sighted, purblind; informal as blind as a bat. ANTONYMS sighted. 2 the government must be blind: imperceptive, unperceptive, insensitive, slow, obtuse, uncomprehending; stupid, unintelligent; informal dense, dim, thick, dumb, dopey, dozy. ANTONYMS perceptive. 3 he was blind to her shortcomings: unmindful of, mindless of, careless of, heedless of, oblivious to, insensible to, unconcerned about, indifferent to. ANTONYMS mindful. 4 blind acceptance of conventional opinion: uncritical, unreasoned, unthinking, unconsidered, mindless, undiscerning, indiscriminate. ANTONYMS discerning. 5 a blind rage: impetuous, impulsive, uncontrolled, uncontrollable, wild, unrestrained, immoderate, intemperate, irrational, unbridled. ▶verb 1 he was blinded in a car crash: make blind, deprive of sight, render sightless; put someone's eyes out. 2 he was blinded by his faith: deprive of judgment, deprive of perception, deprive of reason, deprive of sense. 3 they try to blind you with science: overawe, intimidate, daunt, deter, discourage, cow, subdue, dismay; disquiet, discomfit, unsettle, disconcert; disorient, stun, stupefy, confuse, bewilder, bedazzle, confound, perplex, overwhelm; informal faze, psych out. ▶noun 1 a window blind: shade, screen, sunshade, shutter, curtain, awning, canopy; louver, jalousie; Venetian blind, miniblind, vertical blind. 2 some crook had sent the basketball tickets as a blind: deception, smokescreen, front, facade, cover, pretext, masquerade, feint, camouflage; trick, ploy, ruse, machination.
blindly
blindly adverb they blindly followed central policy: uncritically, unthinkingly, mindlessly, indiscriminately.
Oxford Thesaurus
blind
blind adjective 1 he has been blind since birth: visually impaired, unsighted, sightless, visionless, unseeing, stone blind, eyeless; partially sighted, half blind, purblind; informal as blind as a bat; Austral. informal boko. ANTONYMS sighted. 2 she was ignorant, but not stupid or blind: imperceptive, unperceptive, slow, obtuse, stupid, uncomprehending, unimaginative, insensitive, thick-skinned, bovine, stolid, unintelligent; informal dense, dim, dim-witted, thick, slow on the uptake, dumb, dopey, not with it; Brit. informal dozy; Scottish & N. English informal glaikit; N. Amer. informal dumb-ass, chowderheaded; S. African informal dof. ANTONYMS perceptive. 3 you should be blind to failure at your age: unmindful of, mindless of, careless of, heedless of, oblivious to, insensible to, unconcerned about /by, inattentive to, indifferent to; rare insensitive of, negligent of. ANTONYMS mindful. 4 a blind acceptance of conventional opinions: uncritical, unreasoned, unthinking, unconsidered, mindless, injudicious, undiscerning, indiscriminate; airy, insouciant; credulous, naive. ANTONYMS discerning. 5 in a blind rage: impetuous, impulsive, rash, hasty, reckless, uncontrolled, uncontrollable, uninhibited, unrestrained, immoderate, intemperate, wild, unruly, irrational, frantic, violent, furious, unbridled, uncurbed, unchecked, unrepressed. ANTONYMS calm. 6 a blind alley: without exit, exitless, blocked, closed, barred, impassable; dead end, no through road, cul-de-sac. ANTONYMS through. PHRASES turn a blind eye to it seems like they all turned a blind eye to the fact that they were creating something truly terrible: overlook, disregard, neglect, ignore, pay no attention /heed to, pass over, omit, skip (over ), gloss over, leave out, leave undone, forget. ▶verb 1 he was blinded in a car crash: make blind, deprive of sight, deprive of vision, render unsighted, render sightless, put someone's eyes out, gouge someone's eyes out. 2 the salt water blinded him temporarily: stop someone seeing, obscure someone's vision, block someone's vision, get in someone's line of vision. 3 Perdita was blinded by sunshine: dazzle. 4 scaffolding blinded the windows: obscure, cover, blot out, blanket, mask, shroud, hide, conceal, block, darken, eclipse, obstruct. ANTONYMS reveal. 5 he was blinded by his faith: deprive of understanding, deprive of perception, deprive of judgement, deprive of reason, deprive of sense. 6 they try to blind you with science: overawe, awe, intimidate, daunt, deter, cow, abash; disquiet, make anxious, make uneasy, perturb, discomfit, disconcert; confuse, nonplus, bewilder, confound, perplex, overwhelm; unsettle, discompose, unnerve, discourage, subdue, dismay, frighten, alarm, scare, terrify, terrorize, browbeat, bully, trouble, bother, agitate, fluster, ruffle, jolt, shake (up ), throw, put off, take aback, unbalance, destabilize, throw off balance, put off one's stroke, pull the rug (out ) from under; informal rattle, faze, psych out. ▶noun 1 a window blind: screen, shade, louvre, awning, canopy, sunshade, curtain, shutter, cover, covering, protection; Venetian blind, Austrian blind, roller blind; French jalousie, persienne. 2 he'd claim that some crook had sent the card as a blind: deception, camouflage, screen, smokescreen, front, facade, cover, disguise, cloak, pretext, masquerade, mask, feint; trick, stratagem, ploy, ruse, scheme, device, move, manoeuvre, contrivance, machination, expedient, artifice, wile, dodge.
blindly
blindly adverb 1 he continued to stare blindly ahead: sightlessly, without sight, without vision, unseeingly. 2 he ran blindly upstairs: impetuously, impulsively, rashly, hastily, recklessly, heedlessly, uncontrolledly, uncontrollably, uninhibitedly, unrestrainedly, wildly, irrationally, frantically, violently, furiously. ANTONYMS cautiously. 3 the government has blindly followed US policy: uncritically, unthinkingly, mindlessly, injudiciously, indiscriminately; airily, insouciantly; credulously, naively; rare undiscerningly. ANTONYMS critically.
Duden Dictionary
blind
blind Adjektiv |bl i nd |mittelhochdeutsch, althochdeutsch blint, ursprünglich wohl = undeutlich schimmernd, fahl 1 a keine Sehkraft, kein Sehvermögen besitzend; ohne Augenlicht ein blinder Mann | blind sein | sie ist auf einem Auge blind für etwas blind sein etwas nicht sehen [wollen ]; für etwas kein Gespür, keinen Blick haben sich blind verstehen Sport hervorragend aufeinander eingespielt sein bist du blind ? umgangssprachlich kannst du nicht aufpassen? 2 a maßlos, hemmungslos, verblendet mit blinder Gewalt vorgehen | blind sein vor Wut b ohne kritisch-selbstständiges Nachdenken, kritiklos, ohne Überlegung blinder Gehorsam | jemandem blind vertrauen c sich nicht nach menschlichen Maßstäben richtend; nicht einsehbar 3 nicht mehr durchsichtig, spiegelnd; trübe, angelaufen blinde [Fenster ]scheiben | ein blinder Spiegel 4 a nicht vollständig durchgeführt; nur angedeutet, vorgetäuscht blinde Arkaden | eine blinde Tasche aufsetzen b verdeckt, unsichtbar eine blinde Naht | der Mantel wird blind geknöpft
Blindage
Blin da ge Substantiv, feminin Geschichte , die |blɛ̃ˈdaːʒə |die Blindage; Genitiv: der Blindage, Plural: die Blindagen deutsch-französisch Deckwand gegen Splitter im Festungsbau
Blindband
Blind band Substantiv, maskulin Verlagswesen , der |Bl i ndband |der Blindband < Plural: Blindbände > Musterband in endgültiger Form, dessen Seiten unbedruckt sind
Blinddarm
Blind darm Substantiv, maskulin , der |Bl i nddarm |Lehnübersetzung von lateinisch intestinum caecum, aus: intestinum, eigentlich = das Innere, und caecus = blind (hier im Sinne von »ohne Öffnung «), vgl. blind 4a 1 Anatomie unterhalb der Einmündung des Dünndarms in den Dickdarm liegender, blind endender Teil des Dickdarms mit dem Wurmfortsatz 2 volkstümlich Wurmfortsatz
Blinddarmentzündung
Blind darm ent zün dung Substantiv, feminin volkstümlich , die |Bl i nddarmentzündung |Entzündung des Wurmfortsatzes; Appendizitis
Blind Date
Blind Date Substantiv, Neutrum , das |ˈblaɪnd ˈdeɪt |das Blind Date; Genitiv: des Blind Date [s ], Blind Dates englisch blind date, aus: blind = blind; verdeckt, unsichtbar und date, Date Verabredung mit einer unbekannten Person
Blinde
Blin de substantiviertes Adjektiv, feminin |Bl i nde |die /eine Blinde; der /einer Blinden, die Blinden /zwei Blinde weibliche Person, die nicht sehen kann
Blindekuh
Blin de kuh Substantiv ohne Artikel |Bl i ndekuh |ohne Artikel Fangspiel, bei dem dem Suchenden die Augen verbunden werden Blindekuh spielen
Blindenanstalt
Blin den an stalt Substantiv, feminin , die |Bl i ndenanstalt |
Blindenbinde
Blin den bin de Substantiv, feminin , die |Bl i ndenbinde |von einer blinden Person getragene gelbe Armbinde 1 mit drei schwarzen Punkten
Blindenbücherei
Blin den bü che rei Substantiv, feminin , die |Bl i ndenbücherei |Einrichtung für blinde und lesebehinderte Personen, die geeignetes Material unterschiedlicher Art, besonders Bücher in Blindenschrift, sammelt und verleiht
Blindenführer
Blin den füh rer Substantiv, maskulin , der |Bl i ndenführer |jemand, der eine blinde Person führt
Blindenführerin
Blin den füh re rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Bl i ndenführerin |weibliche Form zu Blindenführer
Blindenführhund
Blin den führ hund Substantiv, maskulin , der Blindenhund |Bl i ndenführhund |Hund, der darauf abgerichtet ist, eine blinde Person zu führen Kurzform: Führhund
Blindenhund
Blin den hund Substantiv, maskulin , der Blindenführhund |Bl i ndenhund |Hund, der darauf abgerichtet ist, eine blinde Person zu führen Kurzform: Führhund
Blindenlehrer
Blin den leh rer Substantiv, maskulin , der |Bl i ndenlehrer |Lehrer, der [an einer Blindenschule sehbehinderte und ] blinde Schüler (innen ) unterrichtet
Blindenlehrerin
Blin den leh re rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Bl i ndenlehrerin |weibliche Form zu Blindenlehrer
Blindenschrift
Blin den schrift Substantiv, feminin , die |Bl i ndenschrift |Schrift, deren Buchstaben aus je sechs erhabenen Punkten in verschiedener Kombination bestehen, die über den Tastsinn erfasst werden; Brailleschrift ein Buch in Blindenschrift lesen
Blindenschule
Blin den schu le Substantiv, feminin umgangssprachlich , die |Bl i ndenschule |mit den entsprechenden Hilfsmitteln ausgestattete Schule, an der Blinde unterrichtet werden
Blindenstock
Blin den stock Substantiv, maskulin , der |Bl i ndenstock |der Blindenstock < Plural: Blindenstöcke > meist durch weiße Farbe gekennzeichneter Stock, mit dessen Hilfe sich eine blinde Person an Gegenständen orientieren kann
Blindenverband
Blin den ver band Substantiv, maskulin , der |Bl i ndenverband |
Blinder
Blin der substantiviertes Adjektiv, maskulin |Bl i nder |der Blinde /ein Blinder; des /eines Blinden, die Blinden /zwei Blinde Person, die nicht sehen kann einen Blinden führen | Blinde unterrichten von etwas reden wie der Blinde von der Farbe ohne Sachkenntnis von etwas reden, über etwas urteilen das sieht doch ein Blinder [mit dem Krückstock ]! salopp das liegt doch klar zutage!
Blindfisch
Blind fisch Substantiv, maskulin , der |Bl i ndfisch |Zoologie; umgangssprachlich für Person, die etwas Offensichtliches nicht sieht
blindfliegen
blind flie gen starkes Verb Flugwesen |bl i ndfliegen |starkes Verb; Perfektbildung mit »ist « ohne Sicht, nur mithilfe der Bordinstrumente fliegen
Blindfliegen
Blind flie gen Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Bl i ndfliegen |das Fliegen ohne Sicht, nur mit Instrumenten
Blindflug
Blind flug Substantiv, maskulin , der |Bl i ndflug |Flug (im Nebel o. Ä.), bei dem der Pilot keine Sicht hat und sich auf seine Instrumente verlassen muss
Blindgänger
Blind gän ger Substantiv, maskulin , der |Bl i ndgänger |der Blindgänger; Genitiv: des Blindgängers, Plural: die Blindgänger 1 Geschoss, dessen Sprengladung infolge eines Versagens des Zünders nicht detonierte Blindgänger entschärfen 2 salopp Versager
Blindgängerin
Blind gän ge rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Bl i ndgängerin |die Blindgängerin; Genitiv: der Blindgängerin, Plural: die Blindgängerinnen weibliche Form zu Blindgänger 2
blind geboren
blind ge bo ren , blind ge bo ren Adjektiv blindgeboren |bl i nd geboren bl i ndgeboren |
Blindgeborene
Blind ge bo re ne , blind Ge bo re ne substantiviertes Adjektiv, feminin blind Geborene |Bl i ndgeborene bl i nd Geborene |die /eine Blindgeborene; der /einer Blindgeborenen, die Blindgeborenen /zwei Blindgeborene die /eine blind Geborene; der /einer blind Geborenen, die blind Geborenen /zwei blind Geborene weibliche Person, die von Geburt an blind ist
Blindgeborener
Blind ge bo re ner , blind Ge bo re ner substantiviertes Adjektiv, maskulin blind Geborener |Bl i ndgeborener bl i nd Geborener |der Blindgeborene /ein Blindgeborener; des /eines Blindgeborenen, die Blindgeborenen /zwei Blindgeborene der blind Geborene /ein blind Geborener; des /eines blind Geborenen, die blind Geborenen /zwei blind Geborene jemand, der von Geburt an blind ist
Blindgeborne
Blind ge bor ne , blind Ge bor ne substantiviertes Adjektiv, feminin blind Geborne |Bl i ndgeborne bl i nd Geborne |die /eine Blindgeborne; der /einer Blindgebornen, die Blindgebornen /zwei Blindgeborne die /eine blind Geborne; der /einer blind Gebornen, die blind Gebornen /zwei blind Geborne Blindgeborene
Blindgeborner
Blind ge bor ner , blind Ge bor ner substantiviertes Adjektiv, maskulin blind Geborner |Bl i ndgeborner bl i nd Geborner |der Blindgeborne /ein Blindgeborner; des /eines Blindgebornen, die Blindgebornen /zwei Blindgeborne der blind Geborne /ein blind Geborner; des /eines blind Gebornen, die blind Gebornen /zwei blind Geborne Blindgeborener
blindgläubig
blind gläu big Adjektiv |bl i ndgläubig |bedingungslos und ohne Kritik gläubig b
Blindgläubigkeit
Blind gläu big keit Substantiv, feminin , die |Bl i ndgläubigkeit |das Blindgläubigsein; blindgläubiges Verhalten
Blindheit
Blind heit Substantiv, feminin , die |Bl i ndheit |die Blindheit; Genitiv: der Blindheit 1 das Blindsein 1 ; Fehlen des Sehvermögens eine angeborene Blindheit [wie ] mit Blindheit geschlagen sein etwas Wichtiges nicht sehen, erkennen nach 1. Mose 19, 11 und 5. Mose 28, 28 –29 2 a Unfähigkeit, Zusammenhänge, Gefahren o. Ä. richtig zu erkennen eine gefährliche politische Blindheit b Kritiklosigkeit die Blindheit seines Vertrauens
blindlings
blind lings Adverb |bl i ndlings |schon mittelniederdeutsch blindelinge, althochdeutsch blindilingōn ohne Vorsicht und Überlegung jemandem blindlings gehorchen | sich blindlings auf etwas verlassen
Blindmaterial
Blind ma te ri al Substantiv, Neutrum Druckwesen , das |Bl i ndmaterial |Gesamtheit der zur Herstellung von Wort- und Zeilenabständen dienenden nicht druckenden Teile im Schriftsatz
Blindprobe
Blind pro be Substantiv, feminin , die |Bl i ndprobe |Art der Weinverkostung
Blindschacht
Blind schacht Substantiv, maskulin , der |Bl i ndschacht |nicht zu Tage gehender Schacht
Blindschleiche
Blind schlei che Substantiv, feminin , die |Bl i ndschleiche |mittelhochdeutsch blintslīche, althochdeutsch blintslīhho, eigentlich = blinder Schleicher (da sie wegen der sehr kleinen Augen für blind gehalten wurde )(u. a. in Europa vorkommende ) mittelgroße Schleiche mit auffallend eidechsenartigem Kopf, grau [braun ] oder kupferfarben glänzender Oberseite und schwarzer bis blaugrauer Unterseite
blindschreiben
blind schrei ben starkes Verb fachsprachlich |bl i ndschreiben |starkes Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « mit zehn Fingern auf dem Computer oder der Schreibmaschine schreiben, ohne dabei auf die Tasten zu sehen
Blindschreibverfahren
Blind schreib ver fah ren Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Bl i ndschreibverfahren |
blindspielen
blind spie len schwaches Verb Schach |bl i ndspielen |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « aus dem Gedächtnis, ohne Brett und Figuren zu sehen, Schach spielen
Blindspieler
Blind spie ler Substantiv, maskulin , der |Bl i ndspieler |
Blindspielerin
Blind spie le rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Bl i ndspielerin |
Blindverkostung
Blind ver kos tung Substantiv, feminin , die |Bl i ndverkostung | vgl. Blindprobe
blindwütig
blind wü tig , blind wü tend Adjektiv seltener blindwütend |bl i ndwütig bl i ndwütend |ohne Maß und Besinnung wütend blindwütig auf jemanden einschlagen | blindwütiger Hass
Blindwütigkeit
Blind wü tig keit Substantiv, feminin , die |Bl i ndwütigkeit |blindwütiges Verhalten
French Dictionary
blindage
blindage n. m. nom masculin 1 Action de blinder. : Le blindage de la voiture du président. 2 Dispositif de protection.
blind date
blind date Anglicisme pour rendez-vous surprise.
blindé
blindé , ée adj. et n. m. adjectif Recouvert d ’un blindage. : Des camions blindés pour le transport de lingots d ’or. nom masculin Véhicule de combat recouvert d ’un blindage.
blinder
blinder v. tr. , pronom. verbe transitif Entourer de plaques de métal. : Blinder une voiture. verbe pronominal familier S ’endurcir. : Il est difficile de se blinder contre l ’injustice. SYNONYME cuirasser ; immuniser . Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde toujours en genre et en nombre avec son sujet. Elle s ’était blindée contre les commentaires malveillants. aimer
Spanish Dictionary
blindado, -da
blindado, -da adjetivo 1 Que está protegido con blindaje :puerta blindada; vehículo blindado .2 [aparato, mecanismo ] Que está provisto de una envoltura muy sólida que lo protege de los choques o de la acción de factores externos, en especial de las perturbaciones eléctricas o magnéticas :un reloj automático, antimagnético y blindado .3 nombre masculino Vehículo de combate, totalmente cerrado, recubierto de blindaje y armado :aviones de reconocimiento divisaron 45 blindados próximos a la frontera .4 adjetivo [contrato ] Que resulta muy oneroso romper debido a su contenido muy favorable al contratado .
blindaje
blindaje nombre masculino 1 Acción de blindar .2 Conjunto de planchas o materiales que blindan una cosa :el blindaje del vehículo policial salvó la vida de sus ocupantes; la capa de hormigón del blindaje del reactor nuclear será destruida mediante explosiones controladas .3 mil Cobertizo defensivo para resguardarse de los disparos por elevación de la artillería .
blindar
blindar verbo transitivo 1 Proteger exteriormente con planchas de hierro o acero las cosas o los lugares contra los efectos de las balas, el fuego, etc. :empresa especializada en blindar vehículos de particulares .2 Proteger del acceso externo o de cualquier acción no deseada poniendo barreras u obstáculos :la colocación de la defensa blindaba al guardameta .3 Establecer en un contrato condiciones que favorecen al contratado en caso de su rescisión . VÉASE columna blindada; contrato blindado; división blindada .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
blind
blind /blaɪnd /〖語源は 「(まわりが )暗くなる 」〗形容詞 ～er ; ～est 1 比較なし a. 目の見えない , 盲目の, 目の不自由な ; 視覚障害者 (用 )の (!公の場ではvisually impairedとするのが望ましい; →disabled 語法 ) ▸ go blind 視力を失う ▸ a blind school 盲学校 ▸ color blind 色盲 b. 〖the ～; 名詞的に; 集合的に 〗目の見えない人, 視覚障害者 (!複数扱い ) ▸ guide dogs for the blind 盲導犬 ▸ the blind leading the blind ｟しばしばおどけて ｠盲人が盲人を手引きする, わかっていない人がさらにわかっていない人の案内をする 〘聖書より 〙.c. 〖be ～〗【光 涙などで 】目がくらんでいる, 見えない «with » .2 〖be ～〗【現実 状況などに 】気づいて [わかって ]いない «to » ▸ He was blind to his faults [the problem ].彼は自分の欠点 [その問題 ]についてまるで気がついていなかった ▸ be blind with rage 怒りで判断力を失っている ▸ Love is blind .｟ことわざ ｠恋は盲目 ; 「あばたもえくぼ 」3 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗盲目的な 〈信頼など 〉; 衝動的な 〈憎悪 怒りなど 〉; 無計画な 〈買い物など 〉▸ blind loyalty 盲従 ▸ in a blind panic パニックに陥って 4 比較なし 〖名詞 の前で 〗死角になっている, 視界のきかない ; 先が見えない 〈壁 道など 〉▸ a blind corner [curve ]見通しのきかない曲り角 [カーブ ]5 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗情報を伏せた, 素姓を隠した ▸ a blind experiment [ad ]素姓を知らせずに行う実験 [出す広告 ]6 ｟俗 ｠酔いつぶれた .n ò t make a bl ì nd b ì t of d í fference ｟英 くだけて ｠まるで関係ない ; 何をしようと同じことだ .n ò t take [pay ] a bl ì nd b ì t of n ó tice ｟英 くだけて ｠(不正な )行為を無視する, 見て見ぬふりをする .動詞 他動詞 1 〈人 〉を失明させる, …の視力を失わせる ▸ She was blinded in a car crash .彼女は自動車事故で視力を失った .2 〈強い光などが 〉〈人 〉の目をくらませる, 〈目など 〉を一時的に見えなくさせる ▸ the sun blinding drivers ドライバーの目をくらませる太陽 ▸ be blinded by the flash フラッシュに目がくらむ 3 〈人 〉の理性を失わせる, 判断力を奪う ;【現実などを 】〈人 〉に気づかせないようにする «to » ▸ Tom was blinded by his own ambition .トムは自分の野心で我を忘れていた ▸ His mother's death blinded him to all reason .母親の死で彼はすべての理性を見失った 4 〈窓など 〉の光 [景色 ]をさえぎる .自動詞 ｟英 くだけて ｠(車などで )ぶっとばす .名詞 複 ～s /-(d )z /C 1 (窓の )目隠し , ブラインド ; ｟主に英 ｠ロールカーテン (roller blind, ｟米 ｠(window ) shade )▸ Venetian blinds ブラインドカーテン ▸ open [pull down ] the blinds ブラインドを開ける [おろす ]▸ The blinds are drawn [closed ].ブラインドは下がって [閉まって ]いる 2 〖単数形で 〗目隠し, ごまかし, 真相を隠すための演技 [組織 ].3 ｟米 ｠(野鳥 動物観察用の )隠れ場所 (｟英 ｠hide 1 ).4 ＝blinder 3 .5 〘ポーカー 〙ブラインド 〘手持ちのカードを見ずに行う賭 （か ）け 〙.副詞 比較なし 1 計器のみに頼って, 目隠し状態で ▸ fly blind 計器飛行する 2 やみくもに ; よく考え [調べ ]もせずに 〈買うなど 〉.3 ｟くだけて ｠意識がなくなって ; 完全に, まったく ▸ drink blind 酔いつぶれる ▸ They robbed me blind .彼らは私から有り金をすっかり巻き上げた ～̀ á lley 行き止まり, 袋小路 ; (解決の見込みのない )行き詰まり .～̀ c à rbon c ó py ＝bcc .～̀ d á te (第三者の仲介による )初対面の男女のデート ; その相手 .～̀ fl ý ing [l á nding ](視界がきかない際の )計器飛行 [着陸 ].～̀ man's b ú ff [bl ú ff ]目隠しをした人がほかの者を捕まえるゲーム .～́ s ì de 死角, 見えない角度 ; 弱点 .～́ sp ò t 1 見えない [理解できない ]点 [場所 ], 盲点 ; 見たくない [認めたくない ]点 .2 運転席からの死角 .3 (眼球中の )盲点 .～̀ tr ú st 白紙委任 .
blinder
bl í nd er 名詞 C 1 ｟米 ｠〖～s 〗(馬の )目隠し革 (｟英 ｠blinkers ).2 ｟主に英 くだけて ｠〖通例単数形で 〗(スポーツなどの )離れ業, 見事なプレー .3 ｟英俗 ｠どんちゃん騒ぎ .
blindfold
bl í nd f ò ld 動詞 他動詞 …に目隠しをする ; …の目をくらます, …を欺く .名詞 C 目隠し (布 ).形容詞 副詞 目隠しをし [され ]た [て ]; 向こう見ずの [に ].can d ò A bl í ndfold ｟くだけて ｠Aは朝飯前だ .
blinding
bl í nd ing 形容詞 1 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗目がくらむような, まばゆい 〈光 色など 〉; 視界をさえぎるほどの 〈雨 煙など 〉.2 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗するどい, 強い 〈頭痛など 〉.3 ｟英話 ｠すばらしい ; はっきりとした 〈理解など 〉.～ly 副詞 強烈に, はっきりと .
blindly
blind ly /bláɪndli /副詞 1 無鉄砲に, やみくもに ; 盲目的に 〈従うなど 〉.2 気付かずに ; 手さぐりで, 見えないで .
blindness
bl í nd ness 名詞 U 1 盲目, 目が見えない状態 .2 ｟比喩的に ｠ «…に対する » 無知, 無理解, 無分別 «to » .
blindside
bl í nd s ì de 動詞 他動詞 ｟米 ｠(死角から )…に突然ぶつかる ; 〈人の弱点など 〉を攻撃する, …をふいに驚かせる .
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