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maim v.使伤残 (1) 他在第一次世界大战的一埸战斗中受伤致残。(2) 她在意外事故中大难不死，但却终身残废，再也不能行走了。 The verb maim is related to mayhem, which, historically, was the act of hurting another person so badly that they couldn’t defend themselves. To maim a person or animal, even if it’s an accident, is to render them defenseless or disfigured, and it frequently includes the loss of a limb. The goal of driving defensively is to avoid an accident that could maim you, your passengers, or other people on the road.

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英 [meɪm] 美 [meɪm] (1) He was maimed in a First World War battle.(2) She survived the accident but she was maimed for life and will never walk again. To maim something is to disfigure it through force or violence. Wartime battles have a tendency to maim soldiers. 1[VERB 动词]使终身残疾；使受重伤 To maim someone means to injure them so badly that part of their body is permanently damaged.   [V n]Mines have been scattered in rice paddies and jungles, maiming and killing civilians...地雷遍布稻田与林间，很多平民被炸死或炸成重伤。One man has lost his life, another has been maimed.一名男子丧生，另一名重伤。

英语单词	maim
英美音标	英 [meɪm] 美 [meɪm]
中文释义	v.使伤残
英语例句	(1) He was maimed in a First World War battle. (2) She survived the accident but she was maimed for life and will never walk again.
中文例句	(1) 他在第一次世界大战的一埸战斗中受伤致残。 (2) 她在意外事故中大难不死，但却终身残废，再也不能行走了。
vocabulary简明	To maim something is to disfigure it through force or violence. Wartime battles have a tendency to maim soldiers.
vocabulary扩展	The verb maim is related to mayhem, which, historically, was the act of hurting another person so badly that they couldn’t defend themselves. To maim a person or animal, even if it’s an accident, is to render them defenseless or disfigured, and it frequently includes the loss of a limb. The goal of driving defensively is to avoid an accident that could maim you, your passengers, or other people on the road.
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]使终身残疾；使受重伤 To maim someone means to injure them so badly that part of their body is permanently damaged. [V n] Mines have been scattered in rice paddies and jungles, maiming and killing civilians... 地雷遍布稻田与林间，很多平民被炸死或炸成重伤。 One man has lost his life, another has been maimed. 一名男子丧生，另一名重伤。

Maim Maimed Accident Person Badly 英 Meɪm] 美 Meɪm