3N-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. (心理上或情感上)有缺陷的人 [offensive]
4VERB 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. 使(心理上或情感上)出现问题
Howard wanted to be a popular singer, but stage fright crippled him. [VERB noun]
霍华德想成为流行歌手,但因怯场而心生畏惧。
I'm not perfect but I'm also not emotionally crippled or lonely. [VERB-ed]
我并不完美,但我也没有什么心结,也不孤独。
5VERB 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. 严重毁坏(机器);破坏(组织、体系)
Let's try to cripple their communications. [VERB noun]
我们试着破坏他们的通讯设备吧。
A total cut-off of supplies would cripple the country's economy. [VERB noun]
全面切断物品供应会使该国经济陷入瘫痪。
The pilot was able to maneuver the crippled aircraft out of the hostile area. [VERB-ed]
1injure傷害ADVERB | PHRASESADVERB➤for life, permanently使終生/使永久殘疾◇As a child she contracted polio and was crippled for life.她小時候患過小兒麻痹症,留下了終生殘疾。➤emotionally使情感上受到嚴重傷害PHRASES➤be crippled with因⋯而殘疾◇He's eighty and crippled with arthritis.他 80 歲了,因患關節炎而腿瘸。➤leave sb crippled使某人殘疾◇The disease left him crippled.那種病使他殘疾了。cripple
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2damage損害ADVERB➤severely嚴重損害◇A strike would severely cripple the airline.罷工會使航空公司元氣大傷。➤financially財政上嚴重損害◇The industry has been financially crippled by these policies.這些政策使該行業經濟損失慘重。