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colour-blind

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Illness & disability, Human
ˈcolour-blind British English, color-blind American English adjective  1. MIunable to see the difference between all or some colours 色盲的2 FAIRtreating people from different races equally and fairly 无种族偏见的 The law should be colour-blind. 法律不应存在种族歧视。colour-blindness noun [uncountable]
Examples from the Corpus
colour-blindIt's a bit like being colour-blind, only it's not colours I get mixed up, it's objects.Those who operate the rules are not racist, for they merely follow procedures in a colour-blind way.
ˈcolour-blind adjectiveChineseSyllable
all or difference the Corpus to unable between see some


colour-blind
ˈcolour-blind British English, color-blind American English adjective
1. unable to see the difference between all or some colours
2. treating people from different races equally and fairly:
    The law should be colour-blind.
—colour-blindness noun [uncountable]


colour-blindBrE /ˈkʌlə blaɪnd/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkʌlər blaɪnd/ 🔊 (especially US ˈcolor-blind) adjectiveunable to see the difference between some colours, especially red and green 色盲的treating people with different coloured skin in exactly the same way (对待不同肤色的人)一视同仁的,无种族歧视的 colour-blindness BrE /ˈkʌlə blaɪndnəs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkʌlər blaɪndnəs/ 🔊 (especially US ˈcolor-blindness) noun [uncountable]