Id | ESLPod_0523_WE_0720 |
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Episode Id | ESLPod 523 |
Episode Title | Having Trouble Making a Decision |
Phrase | crippled |
Text | The word "crippled," in this podcast, means unable to do something, or unable to work properly or correctly: "Without an Internet connection, the employees are crippled and cannot do their work." Or, "The entire city was crippled by the snowstorm." When describing people, the world "crippled" is an impolite way to say that someone is disabled, or that his or her body doesn't work normally: "Was she hurt in a car accident, or was she born crippled?" Or, "Zeb was crippled by polio, but he taught himself to walk again." Finally, a "cripple" is a person who cannot walk normally, or cannot walk at all, but it is a rude word that shouldn't be used: "Yvonne always has to use a wheelchair, and she cries whenever anyone calls her a cripple." |
Topics | Shopping |
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