Word · Frequency #19401
blindfold
眼罩
a cloth used to cover the eyes
- 1.
A covering, usually a bandage, for the eyes, blocking light to the eyes.
遮眼物,通常是绷带,遮挡光线进入眼睛。
- 2.
a cloth used to cover the eyes
用来遮住眼睛的布
- 3.
Anything that obscures the vision.
任何遮挡视线的东西。
遮眼物,通常是绷带,遮挡光线进入眼睛。；用来遮住眼睛的布；任何遮挡视线的东西。；障眼物
In use
Before the game, the children put a blindfold over their eyes and tried to catch each other.
She removed her blindfold and smiled when she saw the decorated room.
The horse wore a blindfold during the parade so the noise would not scare it.
blindfold sb
宾语通常是人。
They blindfolded the prisoner before questioning him.
他们在审讯前蒙住了囚犯的眼睛。
be blindfolded
被动结构常用来描述“被蒙住眼睛”的状态或经历。
The participants were blindfolded and asked to identify the sounds.
参与者们被蒙住眼睛，并被要求辨认这些声音。
blindfold sb with sth
需要说明蒙眼所用之物时，用介词 with 引导。
Connections
Collocations
- wear a blindfold
- 戴眼罩
- The children wore a blindfold and tried to catch the ball.孩子们戴上眼罩，试图接住球。
- remove the blindfold
- 取下眼罩
- Please remove the blindfold and look at the surprise.请取下眼罩，看看这个惊喜。
- a blindfold test
- 盲测
- In a blindfold test, the taster could not tell the difference between the two drinks.在盲测中，品尝者分辨不出这两种饮料的区别。
- blindfold someone
- 蒙住某人的眼睛
- The guards blindfolded the prisoner before the transfer.转移前，狱警蒙住了囚犯的眼睛。
Idioms & figurative uses
- can do something blindfolded
- 能闭着眼睛做某事（比喻做某事轻而易举）After years of practice, she can play that piece blindfolded.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
blind(瞎的)+fold(折叠)：把布折叠起来蒙住眼睛，就是眼罩。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：游戏、影视作品、日常描述 该词作名词指遮眼布，属于通用词，正式和非正式场合都常用；在游戏、影视或日常描述中比较常见，语气中性。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The final syllable of 'blindfold' is /foʊld/, so 'fold', 'unfold', 'hold' and 'cold' rhyme with it. The first syllable is /blaɪnd/, so 'blind' and 'bind' rhyme with that. Note that 'wind' can be /wɪnd/ (the noun) or /waɪnd/ (the verb); only /waɪnd/ rhymes with 'blind'.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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