Cripple

['krɪp(ə)l] or ['krɪpl]

解释:

(noun.) someone who is unable to walk normally because of an injury or disability to the legs or back.

(verb.) deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg; 'The accident has crippled her for life'.

(verb.) deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless; 'This measure crippled our efforts'; 'Their behavior stultified the boss's hard work'.

校对:托妮--From WordNet

解释:

(n.) One who creeps, halts, or limps; one who has lost, or never had, the use of a limb or limbs; a lame person; hence, one who is partially disabled.

(a.) Lame; halting.

(v. t.) To deprive of the use of a limb, particularly of a leg or foot; to lame.

(v. t.) To deprive of strength, activity, or capability for service or use; to disable; to deprive of resources; as, to be financially crippled.

安吉拉校对

同义词及近义词：

n. Lame person.

v. a. [1]. Lame, make lame.[2]. Disable, weaken, impair the strength of.

编辑:塞格雷

同义词及反义词：

SYN:Weaken, impair, curtail, cramp, disable

ANT:Strengthen, renovate, augment, liberate, free, ease, enlarge, expedite

整理:莱克格斯

解释:

n. a lame person.—adj. lame.—v.t. to make lame: to lame: disable impair the efficiency of.—ns. Cripp′ledom; Cripp′ling a prop set up as a support against the side of a building.

艾琳校对