Tra từ blind - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

blind [blind blinds blinded blinding blinder blindest] adjective, verb, noun, adverb BrE [blaɪnd] NAmE [blaɪnd]
adjective (blind·er, blind·est)
1. not able to see
• Doctors think he will go blind.
•blind and partially sighted people
• One of her parents is blind.
2. the blindnoun plural people who are blind
•recorded books for the blind
•guide dogs for the blind
3. ~ (to sth) not noticing or realizing sth
•She is blind to her husband's faults.
•I must have been blind not to realize the danger we were in.
4. usually before noun (of strong feelings)seeming to be unreasonable, and accepted without question; seeming to be out of control
•blind faith/obedience
•It was a moment of blind panic.
5. usually before noun (of a situation or an event)that cannot be controlled by reason
•blind chance
•the blind force of nature
6. that a driver in a car cannot see, or cannot see around
•a blind driveway
•a blind bend/corner
see also ↑blindly
more at love is blind at ↑love _n.

Word Origin:
Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German blind.

Which Word?:
blind / blindly
There are two adverbs that come from the adjective blind. Blindly means ‘not being able to see what you are doing’ or ‘not thinking about something’. The adverb blind is mainly used in the context of flying and means ‘without being able to see’, ‘using instruments only’.

Example Bank:
•His own problems have made him completely blind to the sufferings of others.
•Is the public wilfully/willfully blind to what is going on?
•She went blind at the age of ten.
•She's totally blind to her husband's faults.
Idioms: ↑blind as a bat ▪ ↑blind drunk ▪ ↑blind leading the blind ▪ ↑blind somebody with science ▪ ↑not a blind bit blindest bit of … ▪ ↑turn a blind eye
Derived Word: ↑blindness

verb
1. ~ sb to permanently destroy sb's ability to see
•She was blinded in the explosion.
•The attackers blinded him with acid.
2. ~ sb/sth to make it difficult for sb to see for a short time
•When she went outside she was temporarily blinded by the sun.
•His eyes were blinded by tears.
3. ~ sb (to sth) to make sb no longer able to think clearly or behave in a sensible way
•His sense of loyalty blinded him to the truth.
more at eff and blind at ↑eff
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German blind.

Example Bank:
•The strong light almost blinded him.

noun
1. (NAmE also shade, ˈwindow shade)countable a covering for a window, especially one made of a roll of cloth that is fixed at the top of the window and can be pulled up and down
see also ↑venetian blind
2. singular something people say or do to hide the truth about sth in order to trick other people

Word Origin:
Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German blind.

Example Bank:
•She saw a figure through the blinds.
•Pull up the blinds and let some light in.

adverb (in connection with flying)
without being able to see; using instruments only
more at rob sb blind at ↑rob, swear blind at ↑swear

Word Origin:
Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German blind.

Which Word?:
blind / blindly
There are two adverbs that come from the adjective blind. Blindly means ‘not being able to see what you are doing’ or ‘not thinking about something’. The adverb blind is mainly used in the context of flying and means ‘without being able to see’, ‘using instruments only’.

See also: ↑shade ▪ ↑window shade