n. 蒙蔽物, 窗帘

a. 盲目的, 瞎的, 不加思考的

vt. 使失明, 蒙蔽, 遮暗

ad. 盲目地

[医] 盲的

Blind \Blind\, a. [AS.; akin to D., G., OS., Sw., & Dan. blind,
Icel. blindr, Goth. blinds; of uncertain origin.]
1. Destitute of the sense of seeing, either by natural defect
or by deprivation; without sight.

He that is strucken blind can not forget
The precious treasure of his eyesight lost. --Shak.

2. Not having the faculty of discernment; destitute of
intellectual light; unable or unwilling to understand or
judge; as, authors are blind to their own defects.

But hard be hardened, blind be blinded more,
That they may stumble on, and deeper fall. --Milton.

3. Undiscerning; undiscriminating; inconsiderate.

This plan is recommended neither to blind
approbation nor to blind reprobation. --Jay.

4. Having such a state or condition as a thing would have to
a person who is blind; not well marked or easily
discernible; hidden; unseen; concealed; as, a blind path;
a blind ditch.

5. Involved; intricate; not easily followed or traced.

The blind mazes of this tangled wood. --Milton.

6. Having no openings for light or passage; as, a blind wall;
open only at one end; as, a blind alley; a blind gut.

7. Unintelligible, or not easily intelligible; as, a blind
passage in a book; illegible; as, blind writing.

8. (Hort.) Abortive; failing to produce flowers or fruit; as,
blind buds; blind flowers.

{Blind alley}, an alley closed at one end; a cul-de-sac.

{Blind axle}, an axle which turns but does not communicate
motion. --Knight.

{Blind beetle}, one of the insects apt to fly against people,
esp. at night.

{Blind cat} (Zo["o]l.), a species of catfish ({Gronias
nigrolabris}), nearly destitute of eyes, living in caverns
in Pennsylvania.

{Blind coal}, coal that burns without flame; anthracite coal.
--Simmonds.

{Blind door}, {Blind window}, an imitation of a door or
window, without an opening for passage or light. See
{Blank door} or {Blank window}, under {Blank}, a.

{Blind level} (Mining), a level or drainage gallery which has
a vertical shaft at each end, and acts as an inverted
siphon. --Knight.

{Blind nettle} (Bot.), dead nettle. See {Dead nettle}, under
{Dead}.

{Blind shell} (Gunnery), a shell containing no charge, or one
that does not explode.

{Blind side}, the side which is most easily assailed; a weak
or unguarded side; the side on which one is least able or
disposed to see danger. --Swift.

{Blind snake} (Zo["o]l.), a small, harmless, burrowing snake,
of the family {Typhlopid[ae]}, with rudimentary eyes.

{Blind spot} (Anat.), the point in the retina of the eye
where the optic nerve enters, and which is insensible to
light.

{Blind tooling}, in bookbinding and leather work, the
indented impression of heated tools, without gilding; --
called also {blank tooling}, and {blind blocking}.

{Blind wall}, a wall without an opening; a blank wall.


Blind \Blind\, n.
1. Something to hinder sight or keep out light; a screen; a
cover; esp. a hinged screen or shutter for a window; a
blinder for a horse.

2. Something to mislead the eye or the understanding, or to
conceal some covert deed or design; a subterfuge.

3. [Cf. F. blindes, p?., fr. G. blende, fr. blenden to blind,
fr. blind blind.] (Mil.) A blindage. See {Blindage}.

4. A halting place. [Obs.] --Dryden.


Blind \Blind\, Blinde \Blinde\, n.
See {Blende}.


Blind \Blind\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blinded}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Blinding}.]
1. To make blind; to deprive of sight or discernment. ``To
blind the truth and me.'' --Tennyson.

A blind guide is certainly a great mischief; but a
guide that blinds those whom he should lead is . . .
a much greater. --South.

2. To deprive partially of vision; to make vision difficult
for and painful to; to dazzle.

Her beauty all the rest did blind. --P. Fletcher.

3. To darken; to obscure to the eye or understanding; to
conceal; to deceive.

Such darkness blinds the sky. --Dryden.

The state of the controversy between us he
endeavored, with all his art, to blind and confound.
--Stillingfleet.

4. To cover with a thin coating of sand and fine gravel; as a
road newly paved, in order that the joints between the
stones may be filled.

closed \closed\ adj.
1. having an opening obstructed. [Narrower terms: {blind}]
Also See: {obstructed}, {sealed}, {shut}, {unopen},
{closed}. Antonym: {open}.
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2. (Math.) of a curve or surface: having no end points or
boundary curves; of a set: having members that can be
produced by a specific operation on other members of the
same set; of an interval: containing both its endpoints.
{open}
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3. Being in a position to obstruct an opening; -- especially
of doors. [Narrower terms: {fastened, latched}] Also See:
{closed}. Antonym: {open}.

Syn: shut, unopen.
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4. having skin drawn so as to obstruct the opening; -- used
of mouth or eyes. Opposite of {open}. he sat quietly with
closed eyes [Narrower terms: {blinking, winking};
{compressed, tight}; {squinched, squinting}]

Syn: shut.
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5. requiring union membership; -- of a workplace; as, a
closed shop. [prenominal]
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6. closed with shutters.
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7. hidden from the public; as, a closed ballot.
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8. not open to the general public; as, a closed meeting.
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9. unsympathetic; -- of a person's attitude. a closed mind
unreceptive to new ideas
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10. surrounded by walls. a closed porch

Syn: closed in(predicate).
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11. made compact by bending or doubling over; as, a closed
map.

Syn: folded.
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12. closed or fastened with or as if with buttons. [Narrower
terms: {buttoned (vs. unbuttoned)}]
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13. not engaged in activity; -- of an organization or
business establishment. the airport is closed because of
the weather; the many closed shops and factories made the
town look deserted

Syn: shut down.
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