[N-COUNT 可数名词]瘸子;残疾人 A person with a physical disability or a serious permanent injury is sometimes referred to as a cripple .
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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。
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[VERB 动词]使残疾;使成为跛子 If someone is crippled by an injury, it is so serious that they can never move their body properly again.
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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。
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。
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。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](心理上或情感上)有缺陷的人 If you describe someone as an emotional cripple, you mean that they have a particular psychological or emotional problem which prevents them from living a normal life.
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[VERB 动词]使(心理上或情感上)出现问题 If something cripples a person, it causes them severe psychological or emotional problems.
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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。
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。
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[VERB 动词]严重毁坏(机器);破坏(组织、体系) To cripple a machine, organization, or system means to damage it severely or prevent it from working properly.
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Let's try to cripple their communications...
我们试着破坏他们的通讯设备吧。
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。
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。
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crip·ple/ˈkrɪpl; NAmEˈkrɪpl/
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cripplecripplescrippledcripplingverb1[usually passive ]cripplesb to damage sb's body so that they are no longer able to walk or move normally 使残废;使跛;使成瘸子SYN
disable
◆He was crippled by polio as a child.他幼年患过小儿麻痹症,结果腿就瘸了。◆to be crippled with arthritis因患关节炎而腿瘸2[usually passive ]cripplesb/sth to seriously damage or harm sb/sth 严重毁坏(或损害)◆The pilot tried to land his crippled plane.飞行员试图驾驶损坏严重的飞机着陆。▶crip·pling/; NAmE/adjective◆a crippling disease严重损害健康的疾病◆crippling debts导致经济瘫痪的债务noun( old-fashionedoroffensive) a person who is unable to walk or move normally because of a disease or injury 伤残人;残疾人;跛子;瘸子◆( figurative) He's an emotional cripple (= he cannot express his feelings).他是个感情有缺陷的人。HELPPeople now use disabled personinstead of ‘cripple’. 人们现在说 disabled person,而不说 cripple。crip·ple/ˈkrɪpl; NAmEˈkrɪpl/crip·pling/; NAmE/
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cripplecripple1 ●○○ verb [transitive]
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1 old-fashioned to hurt someone badly so that they cannot walk properlySYN disable: She was crippled in a car accident.2to damage something badly so that it no longer works or is no longer effective: Industry is being crippled by high interest rates.—crippled adjective: landing the crippled plane
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cripplecrip‧ple2 /ˈkrɪpəl/ noun [countable]
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1 old-fashioned someone who is unable to walk properly because their legs are damaged or injured, now considered offensive → disabled2emotional cripple informal someone who cannot express their feelings to other people – used to show disapproval
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