cripple
英 [ˈkrɪpl] 美 [ˈkrɪpəl]

vt.

使跛；受伤致残；严重削弱；使陷于瘫痪

n.

跛子，瘸子；瘫子，残疾；杂木丛生的沼地；脚蹬

变形

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

双语释义

v.(动词)

1. vt. 使跛,使受伤致残 hurt or wound so that use of one or more of the limbs is made difficult or impossible
2. vt. 严重削弱,使陷于瘫痪 damage or weaken seriously

英英释义

Cripple

• A cripple is a person or animal with a physical disability, particularly one who is unable to walk because of an injury or illness. The word was recorded as early as 950 AD, and derives from the Proto-Germanic krupilaz.

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双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. They helped the cripple up to the bank.
   他们把那跛脚的人扶上岸。
2. It is impolite to make fun of a cripple.
   取笑一个跛足是不礼貌的。

用作动词(v.)

1. A long delay might cripple me in a way.
   长期拖下去可能在某些方面把我拖垮了。
2. His first task was to cripple the enemy at sea.
   他的首要任务是使海上的敌人失去战斗力。
3. Seablockades can be performed to cripple the economy of other nations.
   实施海上封锁可以瘫痪其他国家的经济。
4. It would cramp and cripple the mental and spiritual energies of our people.
   它将使我们的人民智力愚钝，萎靡不振。
5. This can cripple a firm through lost sales and damaged relationships.
   公司因此被拖累，订单流失，与客户关系恶化。

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