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blinder

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++blind·er /ˈblaɪndə $ -ər/ noun  1 [singular] British English informalGOOD/EXCELLENT an excellent performance, especially in sport 〔尤指体育比赛中〕上佳的表现 He played an absolute blinder! 他在比赛中的表现真是太棒了!2. blinders [plural] American EnglishDSH pieces of leather that are put beside a horse’s eyes to stop it from seeing objects on either side 〔系于马眼旁使之不能侧视的〕马眼罩 SYN British English blinkers
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blinderEven after the explosive scene with his doctor, Sternburg kept his blinders on.We are finally facing reality without ideological blinders.However, investment without a clear idea of the electronic commerce architecture being built would be akin to driving with blinders on.I planned to maintain a single-minded focus on my studies, to get through and excel-with blinders on.Too bad this version at the Ahmanson was mounted with blinders on.
blind·er nounChineseSyllable
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blinder
blinder /ˈblaɪndə $ -ər/ noun
1. [singular] British English informal an excellent performance, especially in sport:
    He played an absolute blinder!
2. blinders [plural] American English pieces of leather that are put beside a horse’s eyes to stop it from seeing objects on either side
   SYN  blinkers British English


blind·erBrE /ˈblaɪndə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈblaɪndər/ 🔊 noun [countable, usually singular] (BrE, informal) something which is excellent, especially in sport (尤指体育运动中的)出色之举,精彩表现a blinder of a game比赛中的精彩表现blinders [plural] (NAmE) = blinkers