blind
gb/blˈaɪnd/ us/blˈaɪnd/
A2
انگلیسی
~ 3000
معنیها
۰ معنی
adjective
A2
state
1
Unable to see
Not able to see with your eyes.
الگوی کاربرد:
[someone] is blind
اشتباه رایج:
Learners sometimes confuse 'blind' with 'deaf', which refers to hearing, not sight.
هممعنیها
sightless (A more formal or literary synonym for lacking sight.)
متضادها
sighted (Describes someone who has normal vision.)
ترکیبهای رایج
born blind
|completely blind
|go blind
|partially blind
موضوعها
health
|disability
|human_body
|body
|core_vocabulary
نمونهها
- She has been blind since birth.
- The accident left him blind in one eye.
- Blind people often use guide dogs.
- He went blind after a serious illness.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- My grandfather is blind.
- The man is blind in his left eye.
- She is blind and uses a white cane.
- He went blind when he was 50.
اسم
A2
entity
2
Window covering
A cover for a window that stops light from coming in.
الگوی کاربرد:
pull down [a/the] blind
اشتباه رایج:
Some learners confuse 'blind' (window covering) with 'curtain'; they are similar but not identical.
هممعنیها
shade (Often used interchangeably in American English, though 'shade' usually refers to a single piece of fabric.)
متضادها
curtain (A different type of window covering made from hanging fabric panels.)
ترکیبهای رایج
roller blind
|venetian blind
|close the blinds
|draw the blinds
موضوعها
home
|furniture
|housing
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
نمونهها
- We closed the blinds to keep the room cool.
- She adjusted the blinds to let in more light.
- The blinds were dusty after months of not being used.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- I closed the blinds.
- The blinds are white.
- We opened the blinds to see outside.
adjective
B1
state
3
Unaware of something obvious
Not able to see or understand something that is easy for others to see or understand.
الگوی کاربرد:
[someone] is blind to [something]
اشتباه رایج:
Learners may take this meaning literally rather than understanding it as metaphorical awareness.
هممعنیها
oblivious (Implies being unaware, often without realizing it.)
متضادها
aware (Means knowing or noticing something.)
ترکیبهای رایج
blind to the truth
|blind to danger
|blind to reality
موضوعها
emotions
|thinking
|communication
|core_vocabulary
نمونهها
- She was blind to his faults.
- He remained blind to the risks involved.
- They are blind to the suffering around them.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- He is blind to the danger.
- She is blind to her mistakes.
- They are blind to the truth.
فعل
B1
action
4
Cause loss of sight
To make someone not able to see.
الگوی کاربرد:
to blind [someone]
هممعنیها
dazzle (Can mean temporarily blinding with bright light.)
متضادها
restore sight (To give back someone's ability to see.)
ترکیبهای رایج
blind someone with light
|permanently blind
موضوعها
violence
|health
|body
نمونهها
- The explosion blinded him in one eye.
- The bright spotlight momentarily blinded her.
- He was blinded by a chemical accident.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- The light blinded me for a moment.
- The accident blinded him in one eye.
- The sun blinded her when she looked up.
اسم
technical
B2
entity
5
Concealment shelter for hunting/military use
A small shelter where people hide when hunting animals or watching birds.
هممعنیها
hide (British English term for a similar shelter used for observing wildlife.)
ترکیبهای رایج
duck blind
|hunting blind
موضوعها
hunting
|military
|animals
|nature
|law
نمونهها
- The hunters waited quietly in the duck blind.
- We set up a blind near the water's edge.
- The soldiers built a blind for observation.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- The hunters sat in a blind.
- We used a blind to watch the birds.
- The man waited in the hunting blind.
دستور زبان
صورت پایه
blind
IPA
GB/blˈaɪnd/
US/blˈaɪnd/
هجاها و تکیه
blind (۱ هجا)
Stress on 1st syllable (blind)
صورتهای واژه
Adjective
- Base: blind
- Comparative: blinder
- Superlative: blindest
Noun
- Base: blind
- Plural: blind, blinds
Verb
- Base: blind
- 3rd Person Singular: blinds
- Present Participle: blinding
- Past: blinded
خانوادهٔ واژه
عبارتها
blind spot
1/blˈaɪnd spˈɑt/
fixed phrase
Area unseen or not understood
Something you cannot see or understand well, even if it is clear to others.
نمونهها
- Check your mirrors for cars in your blind spot before changing lanes.
- Math has always been a blind spot for me.
the blind leading the blind
1/ðə blˈaɪnd lˈidɪŋ ðə blˈaɪnd/
idiom
Uninformed guiding uninformed
When people who do not know much are trying to teach or lead other people who also do not know much.
نمونهها
- With no experience between them, it was like the blind leading the blind.
- It felt like the blind leading the blind during the project.
as blind as a bat
1/ˈæz blˈaɪnd ˈæz ə bˈæt/
idiom
informal
Having very bad eyesight
Having very bad eyesight; not able to see well.
نمونهها
- Without my glasses I'm as blind as a bat.
- Without my glasses I’m as blind as a bat.
- He's as blind as a bat when it comes to fashion trends.
- He’s as blind as a bat when it comes to reading small print.
- She joked that she was as blind as a bat in the dark room.
turn a blind eye (to)
1/tˈɚn ə blˈaɪnd ˈaɪ tə/
idiom
Pretend not to notice wrongdoing
To choose to ignore something bad or wrong.
نمونهها
- The police sometimes turn a blind eye to minor offenses.
- The manager turned a blind eye to the safety violations.
- Management turned a blind eye to safety violations.
- He turned a blind eye when his friend cheated.