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blind /blaɪnd/► SEE ALLa blind alley(as) blind as a bata blind dateblind drunkthe blind leading the blinda/sb’s blind spotblind sb with sciencenot a blind bit of notice, difference, etc.not the blindest bit of notice, difference, etc.turn a blind eye (to sth)love is blindrob sb blindswear blind (that)… ●a ˌblind ˈalleya course of action which has no useful result in the end 死胡同;行不通的方法◆Our first experiment was a blind alley, but the second one gave us very promising results. 我们的第一次试验走进了死胡同,不过第二次试验取得了十分可喜的结果。 NOTE A blind alley is a narrow passage that is closed at one end. * blind alley 意为死胡同。 ●(as) blind as a ˈbat (humorous) not able to see well 视力不佳;看不清;看不见◆I’m as blind as a bat without my glasses. 不戴眼镜我简直跟瞎子一样。●a ˌblind ˈdatea social meeting between two people who have never met before, often arranged by friends, in the hope that it may lead to a love affair 盲约;(由第三方安排的)男女之间初次见面◆A friend of mine set up a blind date for me with his girlfriend’s sister. 我的一个朋友给我和他女朋友的妹妹安排了相亲约会。●blind ˈdrunk (informal) extremely drunk 烂醉如泥◆I’m not surprised he can’t remember what happened — he was blind drunk! 他不记得发生了什么事情,这我并不奇怪,他当时烂醉如泥! OPP stone-cold sober ●the ˌblind leading the ˈblind (saying) a situation in which people with almost no experience or knowledge give advice or help to others who also have no experience or knowledge 瞎子给瞎子引路;外行指导外行◆I don’t know why she asked me to show her how the computer works when I’ve hardly used it myself. It would be a case of the blind leading the blind! 我自己没怎么用过计算机,我不知道她为什么要我教她怎么用。这可真是问道于盲!●a/sb’s ˈblind spota small part of a subject that sb does not understand or know anything about 盲区;不理解(或一窍不通)的部分◆I’m a real music lover but I have to say that modern jazz is a bit of a blind spot with me. 我确实很喜欢音乐,可是我得说现代爵士乐是我的“盲区”。●ˌblind sb with ˈsciencedeliberately confuse sb with your special knowledge, especially by using difficult or technical words which they do not understand 用专业知识(尤指难词或科技词汇)使某人摸不着头脑◆Every time I ask her a simple question, she tries to blind me with science. 每次我问她一个简单的问题,她总是拿出一套术语,搞得我糊里糊涂。●not a ˌblind bit of ˈnotice, ˈdifference, etc.●not the ˌblindest bit of ˈnotice, ˈdifference, etc. (BrE, spoken) no notice, difference, etc. at all 丝毫没有注意(或区别等)◆She didn’t take a blind bit of notice when I asked her to stop. She walked straight past me. 我叫她停下来,可她根本就不理睬,径直从我面前走过。●turn a blind ˈeye (to sth)pretend not to see sth or know about sth 假装没有看见;(对…)视而不见;装作毫不知情◆There’s so much suffering in the world, you can’t just turn a blind eye to it. 世界上有那么多人在受苦,你不可能视而不见。◆The police here seem to turn a blind eye to petty crime. 这儿的警察对轻罪都视而不见。 OPP watch sb/sth like a hawk ●love is ˈblind (saying) when you are in love with sb, you cannot see their faults 爱是盲目的(指恋爱中的人看不到对方的缺点)◆I don’t like him at all, but she’s crazy about him. Well, they say love is blind, don’t they?我一点儿也不喜欢他,可是她却对他非常着迷。唉,怪不得人家说爱是盲目的,是不是?●ˌrob sb ˈblind (informal) get a lot of money from sb by deceiving them or charging them too much for sth 从某人处骗得大量钱财;向某人索取高价◆He robbed his clients blind, taking about 25% of their profits.他敲诈了客户很多钱,拿走了他们大概 25% 的利润。●swear ˈblind (that)… (informal) say that sth is definitely true 一口咬定;肯定地说◆She swore blind that she had not taken the money, and I believe her.她一口咬定说她没有拿那笔钱,我相信了她。 |