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immobilize v.使不能（调）动；使固定；〈经济学〉使硬币抽回；使流动资本转为固定资本 (1) 这种警报一发出，汽车就停止不动了。(2) 敌军的空袭将整个坦克团完全钳制住了。(3) 公司因一连串的罢工而陷於瘫痪。 You could immobilize your brother's car by letting the air out of his tires, or immobilize your little sister by making her so scared of an imaginary monster in the bathroom that she can't move a muscle. In both examples, someone or something is prevented from moving. To immobilize is to make immobile, or motionless, from the Latin root immobilis, which means both "immovable," and also "hard-hearted."

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英 [ɪ'məʊbəlaɪz] 美 [ɪ'moʊbəlaɪz] (1) This alarm immobilizes the car.(2) A whole tank regiment was completely immobilized by enemy air attacks.(3) The firm has been immobilized by a series of strikes. To immobilize something is to make it impossible for it to move. You can immobilize a battery-operated toy by taking the battery out. in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 immobilise1[VERB 动词]使不动；使停止 To immobilize something or someone means to stop them from moving or operating.   [V n]...a car alarm system that immobilises the engine...使发动机无法启动的汽车警报系统The knee and ankle joints must be immobilized — this usually means up to six weeks in plaster.膝关节和踝关节必须加以固定——这通常意味着要打上 6 个星期的石膏。

英语单词	immobilize
英美音标	英 [ɪ'məʊbəlaɪz] 美 [ɪ'moʊbəlaɪz]
中文释义	v.使不能（调）动；使固定；〈经济学〉使硬币抽回；使流动资本转为固定资本
英语例句	(1) This alarm immobilizes the car. (2) A whole tank regiment was completely immobilized by enemy air attacks. (3) The firm has been immobilized by a series of strikes.
中文例句	(1) 这种警报一发出，汽车就停止不动了。 (2) 敌军的空袭将整个坦克团完全钳制住了。 (3) 公司因一连串的罢工而陷於瘫痪。
vocabulary简明	To immobilize something is to make it impossible for it to move. You can immobilize a battery-operated toy by taking the battery out.
vocabulary扩展	You could immobilize your brother's car by letting the air out of his tires, or immobilize your little sister by making her so scared of an imaginary monster in the bathroom that she can't move a muscle. In both examples, someone or something is prevented from moving. To immobilize is to make immobile, or motionless, from the Latin root immobilis, which means both "immovable," and also "hard-hearted."
柯林斯解释	in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 immobilise 1 [VERB 动词]使不动；使停止 To immobilize something or someone means to stop them from moving or operating. [V n] ...a car alarm system that immobilises the engine... 使发动机无法启动的汽车警报系统 The knee and ankle joints must be immobilized — this usually means up to six weeks in plaster. 膝关节和踝关节必须加以固定——这通常意味着要打上 6 个星期的石膏。

Immobilize Means Alarm Immobilized Air Make Car 英