視而不見：blind的用法全解析
Hatred is blind, as well as love.
——Oscar Wilde
恨是盲目的，愛亦然。
——王爾德
一、你知道blind有幾種含義嗎？
adj.
1.盲的，瞎的，失明的
He has been blind from birth.
他自出生時就雙目失明。
2.視而不見的，未察覺的
We must not be blind to the suffering of others.
我們不能對他人的痛苦視而不見。
3.盲目的，輕率的，不理智的
Hatred is blind as well as love.
愛情與仇恨同樣是盲目的。
4.不在視線中的，看不見的，隱蔽的
He tried to overtake three cars on a blind corner and crashed head-on into a lorry.
他試圖在一個死角處超過前面的三輛車，結果一頭撞在了一輛卡車上。
5.暫時看不見的，雙眼模糊的，目眩的
Her mother groped for the back of the chair, her eyes blind with tears.
她媽媽淚眼矇矓地伸手去摸椅背。
adv.
1.看不見地
2.盲目地
n.
1.盲人，瞎子
If the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
盲人領盲人，雙雙跌人溝。
2.百葉窗，捲簾 [C]
Each sail can be spread or closed at a pull, like a venetian blind.
每面帆都像百葉窗那樣，一拉就能張帆或收帆。
3.掩飾，藉口
Jem may have told her he was going, by way of blind.
傑姆告訴她說他走了，也許只是個藉口。
v.
1.使變暗 [T]
The room was blinded by heavy curtains.
房間被厚窗簾遮暗。
2.使看不見，使失明，弄瞎 [T]
Blinded by the soap, he had to fumble about for his glasses.
他被肥皂弄得睜不開眼，只好到處瞎摸去找眼鏡。
3.矇蔽，欺瞞，使無視，使無法認清，使失去理智 [T]
He never allowed his love of Australia to blind him to his countrymen's faults.
他從來不會因爲對澳大利亞的熱愛而看不到自己同胞的缺點。
二、下面我們來學習一下含有blind的常見短語
blind side
n. 無防備的一面
blind spot
n. 盲點
blind alley
死衚衕
blind trust
絕對信任委託，絕對信任委託，保密委託
blind bend
急彎
三、學會blind的用法了嗎？來做個小測試吧~
David's good looks and impeccable manners had always made her ______ to his faults
戴維英俊的長相和完美的舉止總是讓她對他的缺點視而不見。
