blindfold
名词 n.
动词 v.
形容词 adj.
副词 adv.
英 /ˈblaɪndfəʊld/
美 /ˈblaɪ̯ndfɔʊ̯ld/
英文释义
名词 n.
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A covering, usually a bandage, for the eyes, blocking light to the eyes.
— I put a blindfold over my boyfriend's eyes and told him I had a surprise for him.
- Anything that obscures the vision.
动词 v.
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To cover the eyes, in order to make someone unable to see.
— Children need to be blindfolded before they hit the piñata.
- To obscure understanding or comprehension.
形容词 adj.
- Having the eyes covered so as to obscure vision
- Thoughtless; reckless.
副词 adv.
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With the eyes covered so as to obscure vision.
— They put all the bits of cake into a bonnet. Every one, blind-fold, draws out a portion.
- Blindly; without due thought or caution.
词源
词源 1
From Middle English blyndefolde, blyndfuld, blynfold, blindfeld, blindfelt, yblynfeld, variants of y-blyndfalled, blyndfelled, etc. ("stricken blind, blindfolded"), past participle of Middle English blindfellen (“to strike blind”), from blind (“to blind”) and fellen (“to fell”), equivalent to blind + felled. Later influenced by the unrelated verb fold.
词源 2
From Middle English blyndefolde, blyndfuld, blynfold, blindfeld, blindfelt, yblynfeld, variants of y-blyndfalled, blyndfelled, etc. ("stricken blind, blindfolded"), past participle of Middle English blindfellen (“to strike blind”), from blind (“to blind”) and fellen (“to fell”), equivalent to blind + felled. Later influenced by the unrelated verb fold.
词源 3
From Middle English blyndefolde, blyndfuld, blynfold, blindfeld, blindfelt, yblynfeld, variants of y-blyndfalled, blyndfelled, etc. ("stricken blind, blindfolded"), past participle of Middle English blindfellen (“to strike blind”), from blind (“to blind”) and fellen (“to fell”), equivalent to blind + felled. Later influenced by the unrelated verb fold.
词源 4
From Middle English blyndefolde, blyndfuld, blynfold, blindfeld, blindfelt, yblynfeld, variants of y-blyndfalled, blyndfelled, etc. ("stricken blind, blindfolded"), past participle of Middle English blindfellen (“to strike blind”), from blind (“to blind”) and fellen (“to fell”), equivalent to blind + felled. Later influenced by the unrelated verb fold.
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