cripple

英 [ˈkrɪpl]

美 [ˈkrɪpl]

v.  使残废; 使跛; 使成瘸子; 严重毁坏(或损害)
n.  伤残人; 残疾人; 跛子; 瘸子

过去分词：crippled　过去式：crippled　复数：cripples　现在分词：crippling　第三人称单数：cripples　

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牛津词典

verb

• 使残废；使跛；使成瘸子
  to damage sb's body so that they are no longer able to walk or move normally
  1. He was crippled by polio as a child.
     他幼年患过小儿麻痹症，结果腿就瘸了。
  2. to be crippled with arthritis
     因患关节炎而腿瘸
• 严重毁坏（或损害）
  to seriously damage or harm sb/sth
  1. The pilot tried to land his crippled plane.
     飞行员试图驾驶损坏严重的飞机着陆。

noun

• 伤残人；残疾人；跛子；瘸子
  a person who is unable to walk or move normally because of a disease or injury
  1. He's an emotional cripple (= he cannot express his feelings) .
     他是个感情有缺陷的人。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 瘸子;残疾人
  A person with a physical disability or a serious permanent injury is sometimes referred to as acripple.
  1. She has gone from being a healthy, fit, and sporty young woman to being a cripple.
     她从一个健康、强壮、爱好运动的年轻女性变成了一个跛子。
• VERB 使残疾;使成为跛子
  If someoneis crippledby an injury, it is so serious that they can never move their body properly again.
  1. Mr Easton was seriously crippled in an accident and had to leave his job...
     伊斯顿先生在一次事故中重度伤残，不得不离职。
  2. He had been warned that another bad fall could cripple him for life...
     医生警告他，如果再次严重摔伤他可能会终身残疾。
  3. He heaved his crippled leg into an easier position.
     他把自己的一条瘸腿抬到一个更加舒服的位置。
• (心理上或情感上)有缺陷的人
  If you describe someone as an emotionalcripple, you mean that they have a particular psychological or emotional problem which prevents them from living a normal life.
• VERB 使(心理上或情感上)出现问题
  If somethingcripplesa person, it causes them severe psychological or emotional problems.
  1. Howard wanted to be a popular singer, but stage fright crippled him...
     霍华德想成为流行歌手，但因怯场而心生畏惧。
  2. I'm not perfect but I'm also not emotionally crippled or lonely.
     我并不完美，但我也没有什么心结，也不孤独。
• VERB 严重毁坏(机器);破坏(组织、体系)
  Tocripplea machine, organization, or system means to damage it severely or prevent it from working properly.
  1. Let's try to cripple their communications...
     我们试着破坏他们的通讯设备吧。
  2. A total cut-off of supplies would cripple the country's economy...
     全面切断物品供应会使该国经济陷入瘫痪。
  3. The pilot was able to maneuver the crippled aircraft out of the hostile area.
     飞行员成功地驾驶严重损坏的飞机驶出敌区。

英英释义

noun

• someone who is unable to walk normally because of an injury or disability to the legs or back

verb

• deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg
  1. The accident has crippled her for life
  Synonym:lame
• deprive of strength or efficiency
  1. This measure crippled our efforts
  2. Their behavior stultified the boss's hard work
  Synonym:stultify

双语例句

• I hear junggoo's a cripple.
  我听说金古是个瘸子。
• I don't want to be friends with a palsied cripple.
  我可不想同那样的塑胶人做朋友。
• You dance like a cripple.
  你跳舞跟个瘸子一样。
• Howard wanted to be a popular singer, but stage fright crippled him
  霍华德想成为流行歌手，但因怯场而心生畏惧。
• He's been pretending to be a cripple for years.
  这么多年来他一直假装跛脚？
• He's dead, and I'm still a cripple.
  虽然他死了，可我还是个拐子。
• He had been warned that another bad fall could cripple him for life
  医生警告他，如果再次严重摔伤他可能会终身残疾。
• A total cut-off of supplies would cripple the country's economy
  全面切断物品供应会使该国经济陷入瘫痪。
• LF an old man can do it, why not a cripple?
  如果一个老人可以的话，为什么瘸子就不行？
• The pilot was able to maneuver the crippled aircraft out of the hostile area.
  飞行员成功地驾驶严重损坏的飞机驶出敌区。