blind
gb/blˈaɪnd/ us/blˈaɪnd/
A2
ఆంగ్లం
~ 3000
అర్థాలు
0 అర్థాలు
adjective
A2
state
1
Unable to see
Not able to see with your eyes.
వాడుక నమూనా:
[someone] is blind
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes confuse 'blind' with 'deaf', which refers to hearing, not sight.
పర్యాయపదాలు
sightless (A more formal or literary synonym for lacking sight.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
sighted (Describes someone who has normal vision.)
పదకలయికలు
born blind
|completely blind
|go blind
|partially blind
విషయాలు
health
|disability
|human_body
|body
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
నామవాచకం
A2
entity
2
Window covering
A cover for a window that stops light from coming in.
వాడుక నమూనా:
pull down [a/the] blind
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Some learners confuse 'blind' (window covering) with 'curtain'; they are similar but not identical.
పర్యాయపదాలు
shade (Often used interchangeably in American English, though 'shade' usually refers to a single piece of fabric.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
curtain (A different type of window covering made from hanging fabric panels.)
పదకలయికలు
roller blind
|venetian blind
|close the blinds
|draw the blinds
విషయాలు
home
|furniture
|housing
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
వాడుక నమూనా:
[someone] is blind to [something]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners may take this meaning literally rather than understanding it as metaphorical awareness.
పర్యాయపదాలు
oblivious (Implies being unaware, often without realizing it.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
aware (Means knowing or noticing something.)
పదకలయికలు
blind to the truth
|blind to danger
|blind to reality
విషయాలు
emotions
|thinking
|communication
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- She was blind to his faults.
- He remained blind to the risks involved.
- They are blind to the suffering around them.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- He is blind to the danger.
- She is blind to her mistakes.
- They are blind to the truth.
క్రియ
B1
action
4
Cause loss of sight
To make someone not able to see.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to blind [someone]
పర్యాయపదాలు
dazzle (Can mean temporarily blinding with bright light.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
restore sight (To give back someone's ability to see.)
పదకలయికలు
blind someone with light
|permanently blind
విషయాలు
violence
|health
|body
ఉదాహరణలు
- The explosion blinded him in one eye.
- The bright spotlight momentarily blinded her.
- He was blinded by a chemical accident.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- The light blinded me for a moment.
- The accident blinded him in one eye.
- The sun blinded her when she looked up.
నామవాచకం
technical
B2
entity
5
Concealment shelter for hunting/military use
A small shelter where people hide when hunting animals or watching birds.
పర్యాయపదాలు
hide (British English term for a similar shelter used for observing wildlife.)
పదకలయికలు
duck blind
|hunting blind
విషయాలు
hunting
|military
|animals
|nature
|law
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- The hunters sat in a blind.
- We used a blind to watch the birds.
- The man waited in the hunting blind.
వ్యాకరణం
నిఘంటు రూపం
blind
IPA
GB/blˈaɪnd/
US/blˈaɪnd/
అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
blind (1 అక్షరఖండం)
Stress on 1st syllable (blind)
పద రూపాలు
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
సంబంధిత పదాలు
పదప్రయోగాలు
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.
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.