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cripple

UK //ˈkrɪp(ə)l//US //ˈkrɪp(ə)l//

词源

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。

noun

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。)

同义词:disabled person, handicapped person, person with disabilities

verb

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。)

同义词:disable, paralyze, debilitate, handicap, impair

常见短语

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。)