blinder of a game ft If ftftj ^ MM 2 blinders [pi.]
(/NAmE) = blinker(2)
blindfold /'blaindfeuld;
NAmE -fould/ noun,
verb, adj., adv.
noun something that is put over sb’s eyes so
they cannot see pf lg#J; Ugl?
m verb [VN] to cover sb’s eyes with a piece of
cloth or other covering so that they cannot see ( ft ^ ) jg ft ■ • ■ £KJ Bll Bit: The hostages were tied
up and blindfolded.
a adj., adv. (BrE) (also blind fold ed BrE, NAmE) with the eyes covered ft! ft || B# ( ffe ) : The reporter was
taken blindfold to a secret
location. OgB#
% M T — Jfe ft o 0 I knew the way home
blindfold (= because it was so
familiar). M.h BgtPfI!j
'M.a
o I could do that blindfold (= very easily, with no problems).
blind ing /'blaindir)/
adj. [usually
before noun] 1 very bright; so strong that you cannot see %% fill; Bg(Kj;
fcAW&mmM: a blinding flash of light ^ ASM
jXJ^t 0 (figurative) a blinding (- very bad) headache ft A WBIfpIE&Aftrffl 2 (BrE, informaf) very good or enjoyable
mm
blind ing ly /'blaindirji/ adv. very; extremely ?g ; ® ^: The
reason is blindingly obvious. O
The latest computers can work at a blindingly fast
speed.
blindly /'blaindli/ adv. 1 without being able to see what you are
doing £1H ; ft M Be
ft : She groped
blindly for the light switch
in the dark room. ftfcftH&f IHj M |0] M £T Jf o 2 without thinking
about what
you are
doing ft M M #
decide for himself instead
of blindly following his parents’ advice. MIB.tit, o note at blind
.blind
man’s 'buff (BrE) (NAmE blind man’s bluff)
noun [U] a children’s game in which a player whose eyes
are covered with a piece of cloth tries to catch and identify the other players
JSMic ( )
'blind side noun a direction in which sb cannot see very
much, especially approaching danger ( jt © ifr
blind-side /'blamdsaid/
verb [VN] (NAmE) 1 to attack sb from the direction where they
cannot see you coming j&zftftH-; Hj^ft^;M^ft 2 [usually passive] to give sb an unpleasant surprise ft j® ^ M ft (Hi tl S: Just when it seemed
life was going well, she was blindsided by a devastating illness. IE%ft?gftft—ttJxU®WN-^,
With
AI«iT-rto
'blind spot noun 1 an area that sb cannot see, especially an
area of the road when they are driving a car
2 if sb has
a blind
spot about sth, they ignore it or they are unwilling or unable to understand it
A. ; & ft iA iR 3 the part of the retina
in the eye that is not sensitive to light ( Wi ftj ) 4 an area where a radio
signal
cannot be received ) ItflX, HE
.blind
'test noun a way of deciding which
product out of a number of competing products is the best or most popular, or
how a new product compares with others. People are asked to try the different
products and to say which ones they prefer, but they are not told the names of
the products. mM ( ft&ft it, #jJB^ftMftp0n^^ )
.blind 'trust noun a type of trust that takes care of sb’s investments, without the
person knowing how their money is being invested. It is used by
politicians, for example, so that their private business does not influence
their political decisions,
blind-worm /'blaindw3:m;
NAmE -W3:rm/ noun
= SLOW-WORM
bling-bling /.blirj
'blirj/ (also bling)
adj.
(informal) wearing expensive shiny jewellery and bright fashionable clothes in
order to attract attention to yourself ►bling-bling (also bling) noun [U