新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

cripple

英  [ˈkrɪpəl]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • cripples

    1[C 可数名词] 残疾人 , 残废人

    A person with a physical disability or a serious permanent injury is sometimes referred to as a cripple.

    双语例句

    例:

    She has gone from being a healthy, fit, and sporty young woman to being a cripple.

    她从一个健康、强壮、爱好体育运动的年轻姑娘变成了一个残疾人。

    VERB. 动词
  • cripples , crippling , crippled

    1[T 及物动词] 使受伤致残

    If someone is crippled by an injury, it is so serious that they can never move their body properly again.

    双语例句

    例:

    Mr Easton was crippled in an accident and had to leave his job.

    伊斯顿先生在一场事故中受伤致残,不得不离职。

    例:

    He had been warned that another bad fall could cripple him for life.

    他被警告说再一次严重摔伤会使他终身残疾。