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cripplecrip·ple1 /ˈkrɪpl / noun [countable] (old-fashioned) a person who cannot walk well because his / her legs or back have been injured跛子；瘸子◆The accident left her a cripple at the age of 20.那场事故让她在 20 岁就成了跛子。 HELP This word is now considered offensive. It is more polite to say that someone is disabled, or that he / she has a disability.如今用 cripple 来表示行动不便的人被视为含冒犯意。较为礼貌的说法是 be disabled 或 have a disability。
cripplecrip·ple2 /ˈkrɪpl / verb [transitive] - (usually passive通常用被动语态) (
health医疗保健) to damage someone's body so that he / she is no longer able to walk or move normally致残；使跛；使成瘸子◆He was crippled in a car accident.他在一次车祸中受伤致残。
- to damage something badly严重损害；重创◆The recession has crippled the automobile industry.经济衰退使汽车业损失惨重。
▸ crip·pling /ˈkrɪplɪŋ / adjective ◆a crippling disease可致残的疾病◆crippling debts导致严重后果的债务 |