
好词典

源自古英语 crypel,与荷兰语 kreupel 和德语 Krüppel 同源,最初指弯曲或蜷缩的人。
❶ 指因身体或精神残疾而行动不便的人,这个词带有冒犯性,现在更常用 person with a disability 或 disabled person。
“The old man was a cripple after the accident.”
(那位老人在事故后成了残疾人。)
“In the past, cripples were often shunned by society.”
(过去,残疾人经常被社会排斥。)
❶ 使某人残疾或严重受伤,或比喻使某事物无法正常运作或发展。
“The accident crippled him for life.”
(这次事故使他终身残疾。)
“The economic sanctions crippled the country's industry.”
(经济制裁使该国的工业陷入瘫痪。)
cripple strike — 指工人故意放慢工作效率的罢工形式,不同于完全停工。
“The workers staged a cripple strike to protest the pay cuts.”
(工人们举行了消极怠工以抗议减薪。)