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cripple n.跛者；残废v.削弱；使...瘫痪 (1) 他们把那跛脚的人扶上岸。(2) 取笑一个跛足是不礼貌的。(3) 长期拖下去可能在某些方面把我拖垮了。(4) 他的首要任务是使海上的敌人失去战斗力。(5) 实施海上封锁可以瘫痪其他国家的经济。(6) 公司因此被拖累，订单流失，与客户关系恶化。 Use the verb cripple to describe what is done to a person whose legs are so badly injured that they can't be used. You can also use the word in a figurative way, as when a parent's criticism and high expectations cripple a child's self esteem. In other words, they take away his strength and make him feel useless and unsuccessful. In the thirteenth century, cripple meant "to move slowly," from the Old English root crypel, "to bend."

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英 ['krɪpl] 美 ['krɪpl] (1) They helped the cripple up to the bank.(2) It is impolite to make fun of a cripple.(3) A long delay might cripple me in a way.(4) His first task was to cripple the enemy at sea.(5) Seablockades can be performed to cripple the economy of other nations.(6) This can cripple a firm through lost sales and damaged relationships. To cripple is to leave someone unable to walk. Terrible car accidents, for example, can sometimes cripple their victims. 1[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 .   [OFFENSIVE 冒犯]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。2[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.   [be V-ed]  [V n]  [V-ed]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。3[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. 4[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.   [V n]  [V-ed]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。5[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.   [V n]  [V-ed]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。

英语单词	cripple
英美音标	英 ['krɪpl] 美 ['krɪpl]
中文释义	n.跛者；残废 v.削弱；使...瘫痪
英语例句	(1) They helped the cripple up to the bank. (2) It is impolite to make fun of a cripple. (3) A long delay might cripple me in a way. (4) His first task was to cripple the enemy at sea. (5) Seablockades can be performed to cripple the economy of other nations. (6) This can cripple a firm through lost sales and damaged relationships.
中文例句	(1) 他们把那跛脚的人扶上岸。 (2) 取笑一个跛足是不礼貌的。 (3) 长期拖下去可能在某些方面把我拖垮了。 (4) 他的首要任务是使海上的敌人失去战斗力。 (5) 实施海上封锁可以瘫痪其他国家的经济。 (6) 公司因此被拖累，订单流失，与客户关系恶化。
vocabulary简明	To cripple is to leave someone unable to walk. Terrible car accidents, for example, can sometimes cripple their victims.
vocabulary扩展	Use the verb cripple to describe what is done to a person whose legs are so badly injured that they can't be used. You can also use the word in a figurative way, as when a parent's criticism and high expectations cripple a child's self esteem. In other words, they take away his strength and make him feel useless and unsuccessful. In the thirteenth century, cripple meant "to move slowly," from the Old English root crypel, "to bend."
柯林斯解释	1 [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 . [OFFENSIVE 冒犯] 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。 2 [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. [be V-ed] [V n] [V-ed] 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。 3 [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. 4 [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. [V n] [V-ed] 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。 5 [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. [V n] [V-ed] 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。

Cripple D Verb 动词 [V N [V Ed Emotional