blindness
noun[U]
uk/ˈblaɪnd.nəs/us/ˈblaɪnd.nəs/C1
theconditionof beingunabletosee:
盲症AlackofvitaminA cancauseblindness.缺乏维生素A会导致失明。
It was hard for her toovercomethe difficulitescausedby her blindness.克服因失明造成的困扰对她来说很艰难。
blindness to sth
thefactof not beingconsciousof something or ofrefusingtonoticesomething that isobvioustoothers:
His blindness tosocialcodeswas getting him intodeepertrouble.
- Blindness is acommoncomplicationofdiabetes.
- Shefeignsblindness toremaincloseto herhusband.
- Their blindness to themiseryaround them isastonishing.
- There has been analmostwilfulblindness tounspeakablecrimesagainsthumanity.
Eyesight, glasses & lenses
- accommodative
- afterimage
- age-related macular degeneration
- AMD
- astigmatic
- bespectacled
- bifocals
- boss-eyed
- dark glasses
- goggles
- monocular
- multifocal
- naked
- nearsightedly
- nearsightedness
- ophthalmology
- pince-nez
- snow blindness
- sty
- sunnies
See
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