cripple
- IPA[ˈkrɪpl]
英式
- cause severe and disabling damage to; deprive of the ability to function normally；cause (someone) to become unable to walk or move normally
- a person with a severe limitation of a specified kind；a person who is unable to walk or move normally through disability or because of injury to their back or legs.
verb: cripple, 3rd person present: cripples, gerund or present participle: crippling, past tense: crippled, past participle: crippled
noun: cripple, plural noun: cripples
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. cause severe and disabling damage to; deprive of the ability to function normally developing countries are crippled by their debts he was crippled by self-doubt during his career 同義詞 反義詞
- 2. cause (someone) to become unable to walk or move normally a young student was crippled for life 同義詞
名詞
- 1. a person with a severe limitation of a specified kind an emotional cripple
- 2. dated, offensive a person who is unable to walk or move normally through disability or because of injury to their back or legs.
