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Palsy Cerebral Wheelchair Condition 英 Pɔːlzi] 美 Pɔːlzi N.中风;麻痹;麻痹状态

英语单词 palsy
英美音标 英 ['pɔːlzi] 美 ['pɔːlzi]
中文释义 n.中风;麻痹;麻痹状态
v.麻痹
英语例句 (1) Her son Dimitri has cerebral palsy and is in a wheelchair.
(2) Cerebral palsy is a terrible disabler.
中文例句 (1) 她儿子迪米患有脑瘫,只能生活在轮椅里。
(2) 脑性麻痹是使人残废的可怕病因。
vocabulary简明 If you're paralyzed, you can describe your condition as palsy. Your grandfather's palsy might confine him to a wheelchair.
vocabulary扩展 The noun palsy can be used to talk about an inability to move, or alternately, an uncontrollable shaking that's caused by some condition or disease. Some kinds of palsy affect one side of a person's face, leaving half of it paralyzed. The Greek origin of palsy is paralysis, which literally means "loosen," from the word paralyein, and its roots para, "beside," and lyein, "loosen or untie."
柯林斯解释
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]See also:
cerebral palsy
瘫痪;麻痹 Palsy is a loss of feeling in part of your body.

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