1. 用于本义:blind 意为“瞎的”,deaf 意为“聋的”,lame意为“瘸的”,它们在用法上应注意:
(1) 通常不以相关部位(如 eye, ear, foot等)作主语,而通常以“人”作主语(其后通常接介词in)。如:
He is blind in both eyes. 他双目失明。
He is deaf in one ear. 他一只耳朵聋了。
The horse is lame in the left foot. 这匹马左脚是跛的。
有时用介词 of, 但较少见:He is deaf of one ear.
注意不能说:His eyes are blind. / His ears are deaf. / His legs are lame.
(2) 表示“变瞎”“变聋”“变瘸”等,通常用连系动词 go, become 等。如:
The old man has gone blind (deaf, lame). 这位老人眼睛变瞎(耳朵变聋、脚变瘸)了。
单词:blind的近义词、反义词、形近词辨析
blind/deaf/dumb/lame/disabled/bind
记忆:
1. blind [ blaind ] adj. 瞎的, 盲目的 It’s like a blind man on a blind horse.这就象是盲人瞎马。 格言: Among the blind the oneeyed man is the king.山中无老虎猴子称大王.
2. deaf [ def ] adj. 聋的 You can’t turn a deaf ear to our advice. 你不能对我们的劝告充耳不闻。
3. dumb [ dQm ] adj. 哑的, 无说话能力的, 不说话的 They remained dumb at the meeting. 他们在会上一直没有说话。
4. lame [ leim ] adj. 跛足的 Lame from the accident, he walked with a cane. 他那次事故跛足后,就带着拐杖走路。
5. disabled [dIs5eIb(E)ld] adj. 伤残的 When designing a building, the designer must think of the disabled people and try to offer them convenience. 设计师在设计大楼时必须考虑到残疾人,并且设法为他们提供方便。
6. bind [ baind ] v. 绑, 约束 Sure bind, sure find. 扎的牢, 丢不了。
另类阅读:
We should help disabled people: the blind(people who can’t see), the deaf(people who can’t hear), the dumb(people who can’t speak) and the lame(people who can’t walk normally because there is something wrong with their legs).
与单词:blind 相关的例句或者名人名言
The blind people live in a dark world.
盲人生活在黑暗的世界里。
It is wrong to look down on blind people.
瞧不起盲人是不对的。
Most people cannot imagine how the blind people live.
大多数人无法想象盲人如何生活。
He is blind in the left eye.
他左眼失明了。
※A blind man who leans against a wall imagines that it's the boundary of the world. 坐井观天。
※None so blind as those who won't see. 最瞎莫如视而不见。
※Master should be soetimes blind and sometimes deaf. 不痴不聋,不作阿家翁。
※If the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch. 问道于盲,无益于事。