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  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.
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              He that is strucken blind can not forget
              The precious treasure of his eyesight lost. --Shak.
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     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.
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              But hard be hardened, blind be blinded more,
              That they may stumble on, and deeper fall. --Milton.
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     3. Undiscerning; undiscriminating; inconsiderate.
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              This plan is recommended neither to blind
              approbation nor to blind reprobation. --Jay.
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     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.
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     5. Involved; intricate; not easily followed or traced.
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              The blind mazes of this tangled wood. --Milton.
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     6. Having no openings for light or passage; as, a blind wall;
        open only at one end; as, a blind alley; a blind gut.
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     7. Unintelligible, or not easily intelligible; as, a blind
        passage in a book; illegible; as, blind writing.
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     8. (Hort.) Abortive; failing to produce flowers or fruit; as,
        blind buds; blind flowers.
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     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.
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  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 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 spot
       n 1: a subject about which you are ignorant or prejudiced and
            fail to exercise good judgment; "golf is one of his
            blind spots and he's proud of it"
       2: the point where the optic nerve enters the retina; not
          sensitive to light [syn: optic disc, optic disk]

  blind spot
     n.
     1 The place where the optic nerve attaches to the retina, and so
  where the retina cannot detect light.
     2 (lb en automotive) In driving, the part of the road that cannot be
  seen in the rear-view mirror.
     3 (lb en rail transport) The part of the railway/tramway track that
  cannot be seen in the side mirror or the side window.
     4 In a stadium or auditorium, any location affording those seated or
  standing there only an obstructed visual or auditory experience.
     5 (lb en figuratively) An inability to recognize a fact or think
  clearly about a certain topic, especially because of a prejudice.
     6 (lb en figuratively) A subject or area about which one is
  uninformed or misinformed, often because of a prejudice or lack of
  appreciation.
     7 (lb en telecommunications) A location where radio reception and/or
  transmission is significantly poorer than in surrounding locations.
     8 (lb en seismology) A location around an earthquake epicentre that
  is prone to earthquake.

  blind spot
     n.
     1 The place where the optic nerve attaches to the retina, and so
  where the retina cannot detect light.
     2 (lb en automotive) In driving, the part of the road that cannot be
  seen in the rear-view mirror.
     3 (lb en rail transport) The part of the railway/tramway track that
  cannot be seen in the side mirror or the side window.
     4 In a stadium or auditorium, any location affording those seated or
  standing there only an obstructed visual or auditory experience.
     5 (lb en figuratively) An inability to recognize a fact or think
  clearly about a certain topic, especially because of a prejudice.
     6 (lb en figuratively) A subject or area about which one is
  uninformed or misinformed, often because of a prejudice or lack of
  appreciation.
     7 (lb en telecommunications) A location where radio reception and/or
  transmission is significantly poorer than in surrounding locations.
     8 (lb en seismology) A location around an earthquake epicentre that
  is prone to earthquake.

  blind spot
     n.
     1 The place where the optic nerve attaches to the retina, and so
  where the retina cannot detect light.
     2 (lb en automotive) In driving, the part of the road that cannot be
  seen in the rear-view mirror.
     3 (lb en rail transport) The part of the railway/tramway track that
  cannot be seen in the side mirror or the side window.
     4 In a stadium or auditorium, any location affording those seated or
  standing there only an obstructed visual or auditory experience.
     5 (lb en figuratively) An inability to recognize a fact or think
  clearly about a certain topic, especially because of a prejudice.
     6 (lb en figuratively) A subject or area about which one is
  uninformed or misinformed, often because of a prejudice or lack of
  appreciation.
     7 (lb en telecommunications) A location where radio reception and/or
  transmission is significantly poorer than in surrounding locations.
     8 (lb en seismology) A location around an earthquake epicentre that
  is prone to earthquake.

  blind spot
     n.
     1 The place where the optic nerve attaches to the retina, and so
  where the retina cannot detect light.
     2 (lb en automotive) In driving, the part of the road that cannot be
  seen in the rear-view mirror.
     3 (lb en rail transport) The part of the railway/tramway track that
  cannot be seen in the side mirror or the side window.
     4 In a stadium or auditorium, any location affording those seated or
  standing there only an obstructed visual or auditory experience.
     5 (lb en figuratively) An inability to recognize a fact or think
  clearly about a certain topic, especially because of a prejudice.
     6 (lb en figuratively) A subject or area about which one is
  uninformed or misinformed, often because of a prejudice or lack of
  appreciation.
     7 (lb en telecommunications) A location where radio reception and/or
  transmission is significantly poorer than in surrounding locations.
     8 (lb en seismology) A location around an earthquake epicentre that
  is prone to earthquake.

  blind spot
     Englanti n.
     sokea piste

  blind spot /blˈaɪnd spˈɒt/ 
  slepá skvrna

  blind spot /blˈaɪnd spˈɒt/
  zóna necitlivosti

  blind spot /blˈaɪnd spˈɒt/
  Skotom , Gesichtsfeldausfall  [med.]
     Synonym: scotoma
  

  blind spot /blˈaɪnd spˈɒt/
  toter Winkel [auto]

  blind spot /blˈaɪnd spˈɒt/
   [fig.] Wissenslücke , Betriebsblindheit 
        "have a blind spot"  - auf einem Auge blind sein
        "It's a blind spot of mine, perhaps, but one I'm happy to live with."  - Das ist vielleicht eine Bildungslücke, mit der ich aber gut leben kann.
        "I have a blind spot concerning maths/where computers are concerned."  - Bei Mathematik/Wenn es um Computer geht, bin ich ein Analphabet.
        "She has a blind spot when it comes to her spoiled children's behaviour."  - Wenn es um das Benehmen ihrer verwöhnten Kinder geht, ist sie (auf einem Auge) blind.
        "The Internet giant seems to have a blind spot when it comes to data protection."  - Der Internetriese scheint auf dem Datenschutzauge blind zu sein.

  blind spot /blˈaɪnd spˈɒt/ 
  1. sokea piste 2.
  inability to recognize a fact or think clearly
   3.
  place where the optic nerve attaches to the retina
  2. katve
  location with poor radio service
  3. kuollut kulma
  part of the road/railway track/tramway track that cannot be seen

  blind spot /blˈaɪnd spˈɒt/
  1. vakfolt
  2. holtpont
  3. érzéketlenség
  4. csendes zóna

  blind spot /blˈaɪnd spˈɒt/ 
  盲点 2.
  place where the optic nerve attaches to the retina
   3.
  part of the road/railway track/tramway track that cannot be seen

  blind spot /blˈaɪnd spˈɒt/ 
  död vinkel
  part of the road/railway track/tramway track that cannot be seen

  89 Moby Thesaurus words for "blind spot":
     ablepsia, amaurosis, atmospheric attenuation, atmospherics,
     authoritarianism, benightedness, bigotry, blaring, blasting,
     blind side, blind spots, blinders, blindfolding, blinding,
     blindness, blurring the eyes, cataract, cecity, closed mind,
     clutter, cramped ideas, crawling, creeping, darkness, deflection,
     depriving of sight, dim-sightedness, drift, drop serene,
     economic blindness, ever-during dark, excecation, eyelessness,
     fade-out, fading, false echoes, fanaticism, glaucoma,
     ground clutter, gutta serena, hideboundness, hoodwinking,
     illiberality, insularism, insularity, interference, lack of vision,
     little-mindedness, littleness, making blind, mean mind, meanness,
     narrow sympathies, narrow views, narrow-mindedness, narrowness,
     nearsightedness, niphablepsia, noise, odium theologicum,
     parochialism, partial blindness, pettiness, petty mind,
     provincialism, psychic blindness, purblindness, reception,
     reduced sight, refraction, sea clutter, shortsightedness,
     shut mind, sightless eyes, sightlessness, smallness,
     snow blindness, soul-blindness, spiritual blindness, static,
     stone-blindness, straitlacedness, stuffiness, superrefraction,
     total blindness, trachoma, uncatholicity, unenlightenment,
     unseeingness
  
  

  n.［物］盲点,［无］静区

     n. 盲点