blindside

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A driver's field of blindness around an automobile; the side areas behind the driver.
  2. A tram/train driver's field of blindness around a tram (trolley/streetcar) or a train; the side areas behind the tram/train driver.
  3. A person's weak point. figuratively
  4. The space on the side of the pitch with the shorter distance between the breakdown/set piece and the touchline; compare openside.
    — Showing no ill-effects from her lay-off, the full-back had already beaten three defenders on a jagging kick return, when she was sprung down the blindside a minute later.
  5. The blindside flanker, a position in rugby union, usually number 6.
    — The blindside packs down at the scrum on the blindside.
动词 v.
  1. To attack (a person) on his or her blind side. transitive
    — The robbers crept out of the forest and blindsided the traveller.
  2. To catch off guard; to take by surprise. figuratively,informal,transitive
    — He had completed his plan to develop a new office building, but was blindsided by the sudden drop in real estate values.

词形变化

blindsides plural blind side alternative blind-side alternative blindsides present,singular,third-person blindsiding participle,present blindsided participle,past blindsided past blind side alternative blind-side alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
blindsider

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English blind
Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der.
Proto-Germanic *sīdaz
Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ
Old English sīde
Middle English side
English side
English blindside
From blind + side.
词源 2
Etymology tree
English blind
Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der.
Proto-Germanic *sīdaz
Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ
Old English sīde
Middle English side
English side
English blindside
From blind + side.
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