cripple
- n.瘸子;跛子;残疾人;伤残人
- vt.使残废;使跛;严重毁坏(或损害);使成瘸子
复数： cripples 派生词： crippling adj. 过去式： crippled 现在分词： crippling 过去分词： crippled 第三人称单数： cripples
crippleverb
使残废；使跛；使成瘸子
to damage sb's body so that they are no longer able to walk or move normally
He was crippled by polio as a child.
他幼年患过小儿麻痹症，结果腿就瘸了。
to be crippled with arthritis
因患关节炎而腿瘸
严重毁坏（或损害）
to seriously damage or harm sb/sth
The pilot tried to land his crippled plane.
飞行员试图驾驶损坏严重的飞机着陆。
a crippling disease
严重损害健康的疾病
crippling debts
导致经济瘫痪的债务
cripple
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N-COUNT 瘸子;残疾人
A person with a physical disability or a serious permanent injury is sometimes referred to as a cripple .She has gone from being a healthy, fit, and sporty young woman to being a cripple.
她从一个健康、强壮、爱好运动的年轻女性变成了一个跛子。
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VERB 使残疾;使成为跛子
If someone is crippled by an injury, it is so serious that they can never move their body properly again.Mr Easton was seriously crippled in an accident and had to leave his job...
伊斯顿先生在一次事故中重度伤残，不得不离职。
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N-COUNT (心理上或情感上)有缺陷的人
If you describe someone as an emotional cripple, you mean that they have a particular psychological or emotional problem which prevents them from living a normal life. -
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VERB 使(心理上或情感上)出现问题
If something cripples a person, it causes them severe psychological or emotional problems.Howard wanted to be a popular singer, but stage fright crippled him...
霍华德想成为流行歌手，但因怯场而心生畏惧。
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VERB 严重毁坏(机器);破坏(组织、体系)
To cripple a machine, organization, or system means to damage it severely or prevent it from working properly.Let's try to cripple their communications...
我们试着破坏他们的通讯设备吧。
noun
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- someone who is unable to walk normally because of an injury or disability to the legs or back
verb
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- deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg
- The accident has crippled her for life
- Synonym: lame
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- deprive of strength or efficiency;make useless or worthless
- This measure crippled our efforts
- Their behavior stultified the boss's hard work
- Synonym: stultify
数据来源：WordNet
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He became a cripple as a result of the accident . dodge
他因为意外事故而成了跛子。
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Only a cruel person would bait a cripple .
只有残酷之人，才会用言辞折磨一个跛子。
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The pilot tried to land his crippled plane .
飞行员试图驾驶损坏严重的飞机着陆。
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He 's an emotional cripple .
他是个感情有缺陷的人。
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The national health system saved him from becoming a cripple .
在国民医疗保健系统的救助下，他免于致残。
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A total cut-off of supplies would cripple the country 's economy
全面切断物品供应会使该国经济陷入瘫痪。
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The high cost of capital has a crippling effect on many small American high-tech firms
高昂的资金成本严重影响了美国的很多小型高科技公司。
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He had been warned that another bad fall could cripple him for life
医生警告他，如果再次严重摔伤他可能会终身残疾。
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Arthritis is a crippling disease which affects people all over the world .
关节炎是一种会危害全人类健康的致残性疾病。
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They tried to avoid looking at his grotesque face and his crippled body .
他们尽量不去看他那张奇丑无比的脸和残疾的身体。
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The American military presence on the islands had suffered a crippling blow .
该群岛上的美国部队受到了严重打击。
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Let 's try to cripple their communications
我们试着破坏他们的通讯设备吧。
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I 'm not perfect but I 'm also not emotionally crippled or lonely .
我并不完美，但我也没有什么心结，也不孤独。
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Mr Easton was seriously crippled in an accident and had to leave his job
伊斯顿先生在一次事故中重度伤残，不得不离职。
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He heaved his crippled leg into an easier position .
他把自己的一条瘸腿抬到一个更加舒服的位置。
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The pilot was able to maneuver the crippled aircraft out of the hostile area .
飞行员成功地驾驶严重损坏的飞机驶出敌区。
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Howard wanted to be a popular singer , but stage fright crippled him
霍华德想成为流行歌手，但因怯场而心生畏惧。
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My wife has become crippled by arthritis . She is embarrassed to ask the doctor about it
我妻子因为患关节炎腿瘸了。她不好意思去向医生询问相关病情。
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Reid was forced to bail out of the crippled aircraft
里德不得不从严重受损的飞机上跳伞逃生。
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They both suffered from crippling pains in their hips .
他们俩都感到髋部疼痛难忍。
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Gladys was crippled by polio at the age of 3 .
格拉迪丝3岁时因小儿麻痹症腿瘸了。
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Arthritis and rheumatism are prominent crippling diseases
关节炎和风湿病是会严重损害身体健康的主要疾病。
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He was stricken at twenty-one with a crippling malady .
他21岁时突患致残重疾。
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It 's cruel to make fun of a cripple .
取笑瘸子是残忍的。
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The team was crippled by his absence .
他的缺席使这支球队的实力削弱。
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The business has been crippled by losses .
这家企业因亏损而陷入困境。
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No calculating planter would care to part with a crippled slave for the current price of one dollar .
任何精打细算的种植园主都不会为了当时的时价一美元而把这个跛脚的奴隶卖掉。
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He was crippled by polio as a child .
他幼年患过小儿麻痹症，结果腿就瘸了。
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And that , fundamentally , is why claims that we face huge structural problems have been multiplying : they offer a reason to do nothing about the mass unemployment that is crippling our economy and our society .
从根本上来讲，这也是为什么“我们正面临巨大的结构性问题”这类论断被放大的原因:它们提供了一个对正在残害我们经济和社会的大规模失业问题袖手旁观的理由。
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He was burdened with crippling debts .
他负债累累，深受其害