Word · Frequency #2926
blinding
使失明;使看不见
blinding is the present participle of blind.
to make someone unable to see
- 1.
To make temporarily or permanently blind.
使暂时或永久失明
- 2.
To darken; to obscure to the eye or understanding; to conceal.
使变暗;使模糊;隐藏
- 3.
To cover with a thin coating of sand and fine gravel, for example a road newly paved, in order that the joints between the stones may be filled.
用沙子和细砾石覆盖,例如新铺的路,以填补石头之间的缝隙
使变暗;遮蔽;掩盖;用沙砾填缝(新铺路面);使暂时或永久失明;使变暗;使模糊;隐藏;用沙子和细砾石覆盖,例如新铺的路,以填补石头之间的缝隙
In use
The bright camera flash blinded me for a second.
He was blinded by the glare of the snow on the mountain.
The setting sun was blinding the driver, so she put on her sunglasses.
Verb forms
base blind · third person blinds · -ing blinding · past blinded · past participle blinded
常规动词
Connections
Collocations
- be blinded by love
- 被爱情冲昏头脑
- She was blinded by love and ignored all the warning signs.她被爱情冲昏了头脑,忽略了所有警告信号。
- be blinded by tears
- 泪水模糊了视线
- Tears blinded her and she could not read the letter.泪水模糊了她的双眼,她无法看清那封信。
- blind someone to the truth
- 使某人看不到真相;蒙蔽某人
- His pride blinded him to the truth about his own mistakes.自尊心使他看不到自己错误的真相。
- blind someone with science
- 用专业知识蒙蔽某人
- Don't try to blind me with science; explain it in plain language.别想用专业知识蒙蔽我;用简单的语言解释。
- blind a driver
- (强光)使司机目眩看不见
- The headlights of the oncoming car blinded the driver for a moment.来车的车灯使司机一时目眩看不见。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想记忆:blinding light(刺眼的光)让人瞬间看不见——blind 就是“使失明、使看不见”。
Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:医疗或事故描述、文学或抽象表达、道路施工 blind 作动词时,字面义“使失明”通常用于医疗或事故语境,属于中性表达;引申义“遮蔽、掩盖”多用于文学或较正式的书面语;道路施工中“用沙砾填缝”是比较专门的行业用法。请根据语境选择。
Grammar Note
通常用作及物动词,后接宾语
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上除 wind 外,find、kind、mind、bind、grind 与 blind /blaɪnd/ 的读音都以 /aɪnd/ 结尾,押韵。wind 作动词表示‘上发条、蜿蜒’时读 /waɪnd/,也押韵;但同一拼写表示‘风’时读 /wɪnd/,不押韵。另注意拼写相似的 bland /blænd/(平淡的)和 blend /blend/(混合)与 blind 读音不同,不要混淆。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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