blind, deaf, lame用法说明

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. (from www.yywords.com)

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。

(3) 三者都可与定冠词连用，表示“瞎子”、“聋子”、“瘸子”等这一类人。若用作主语，谓语通常用复数。如：

He set up a school for the blind (the deaf, the lame). 他为盲人(耳聋者，脚瘸者)创办了一所学校。

Now the blind have books to read. 现在盲人也有书读。

(4) 形容一个很瞎，通常说他 as blind as a bat；形容一个人很聋，通常说他 as deaf as a post [stone, door-post, door-nail]。有时也有其它一些副词修饰。如：very [stone] deaf 很聋

2. 用于引申义

表示“对……视而不见或看不到”、“对……不肯听或充耳不闻”等，其后一般用介词 to。如：

He was blind to all arguments. 和他有理讲不通。

He was deaf to all advice. 他听不进任何劝告。(from www.yywords.com)

The boss sometimes turns a blind eye to smoking in theoffice. 老板有时对在办公室抽烟视而不见。

She turned a deaf ear to our warnings and got lost. 她对我们的警告充耳不闻，结果迷了路。