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Crippled Working Broken 英 Krɪpld] 美 Krɪpəld Adj.跛的;伤残的 动词cripple的过去式和过去分词形式

英语单词 crippled
英美音标 英 ['krɪpld] 美 ['krɪpəld]
中文释义 adj.跛的;伤残的
动词cripple的过去式和过去分词形式.
英语例句 (1) Mother scolded us far our mocking at the crippled girl.
(2) The ship was crippled in the storm.
(3) His crippled right leg is bent back at the knees.
中文例句 (1) 母亲责备我们嘲笑那个跛脚女孩。
(2) 那船在暴风雨中受到严重损坏。
(3) 他残疾的右腿从膝盖处向后弯。
vocabulary简明 When something is crippled, it's not working properly. Your bike might be crippled by the broken front brake that won't let the wheel turn freely.
vocabulary扩展 You can used the adjective crippled to talk about a broken machine or a process that's not working the way it should. It was once commonly used to describe a physically disabled person, but this has become an offensive term and should be avoided. The word crippled comes from the Old English crypel, which is related to cryppan, "to crook or to bend."

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