cripple

/ˈkrɪpl/ v. / n.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

使跛；使残废；严重削弱；跛子；残疾人

释义与例句

v. 使跛；使残废；严重削弱
to hurt or injure someone so that they can no longer use a leg or arm; to damage something badly so that it no longer works properly
  1. The car accident crippled him for life.
    车祸使他终身残废。
  2. The strike crippled the country's public transport system.
    罢工使该国公共交通系统陷入瘫痪。
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  1. A lack of funding could cripple the research project.
    资金短缺可能严重影响这个研究项目。
n. 跛子；残疾人
an offensive word for someone who is unable to use part of their body, especially a leg
  1. The old cripple walked slowly with the help of a cane.
    那位年迈的跛子拄着拐杖慢慢走。
  2. He became a cripple after the motorcycle crash.
    摩托车事故后他成了跛子。
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  1. People once called him a cripple, but he never gave up hope.
    人们曾叫他跛子，但他从未放弃希望。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 联想“cri（哭）+ pple”——受伤致残只能哭；既可指身体残疾，也可比喻严重削弱（如经济）。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • crippled 残废的；受损的
    cripple 的过去分词/形容词形式，描述被削弱或致残的状态。
同义词
  • disable 使残疾；使失去能力
    cripple 语气较强，含伤害严重或破坏之意；disable 是较中性、礼貌的说法，指丧失功能。
    The injury disabled him from playing sports. 受伤使他无法参加体育运动。
反义词
  • heal 治愈；康复
    cripple 是造成伤害或削弱，heal 是使伤处恢复健康，作用结果上相对。
    The wound healed quickly with proper care. 经过适当护理伤口很快愈合了。
常见搭配
  • crippled by 因…而瘫痪/致残
    The economy was crippled by the long war. 长期战争使经济陷入瘫痪。
  • cripple the economy 使经济瘫痪
    High oil prices could cripple the economy. 高油价可能使经济瘫痪。
  • cripple with disease 因疾病致残
    He was crippled with arthritis in his old age. 他晚年因关节炎而致残。