āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
blind
01
āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ§
not able to see
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She learned Braille to read books since she is blind.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻŦāĻ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻ¤ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ˛ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĨ¤
02
āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ§, āĻ āĻ¸āĻāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¨āĻļā§āĻ˛
unable or unwilling to notice, perceive, or understand
03
āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ§, āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻāĻ¨āĻžāĻšā§āĻ¨
acting without reason, evidence, or judgment
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
They took a blind leap into the venture.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻĻā§āĻ¯ā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ§ āĻ˛āĻžāĻĢ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
to blind
01
āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋāĻļāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻšāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to make someone unable to see by causing damage to their eyes
Transitive: to blind sb
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The accident threatened to blind him in one eye.
āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻ āĻā§āĻā§ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻšā§āĻŽāĻāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
02
āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻ§āĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to prevent someone from understanding or judging something clearly
Transitive: to blind sb to sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Fear can blind people to the opportunities right in front of them.
āĻāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻˇāĻā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
03
āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻ˛āĻ¸āĻžāĻ¨ā§
to make someone unable to see temporarily, often by overpowering with brightness or obscuring vision
Transitive: to blind sb
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She felt the bright sun blind her as she stepped outside without sunglasses.
āĻ¸āĻžāĻ¨āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¸ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ°ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻŦ āĻāĻ°āĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻā§āĻā§āĻŦāĻ˛ āĻ¸ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
01
āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻž, āĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ
a type of window covering, often made of cloth, that can be rolled up and down
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He installed blackout blinds in the bedroom to help with sleeping during the day.
āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻāĻāĻ āĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻ¸ āĻāĻ¨āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻ˛ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
02
āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ§, āĻĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ¨
a group of people with severe visual impairments
03
āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻž, āĻļāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ˛
a shelter or hidden position used by hunters, especially for waterfowl
04
āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ˛, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻāĻĻ
something designed to conceal the true nature or purpose of an activity
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The meeting was a blind to hide the real negotiations.
āĻ¸āĻāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻāĻ¸āĻ˛ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻž āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻāĻĻāĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
blindly
blindness
blind
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
