1N-COUNT [usually plural, oft onNOUN](腿或脚受伤的人用的)腋杖,拐杖 A crutch is a stick whose top fits round or under the user's arm, which someone with an injured foot or leg uses to support their weight when walking. (腿或脚受伤的人用的)腋杖,拐杖
I can walk without the aid of crutches.
我不用拐杖也能自己走。
I was on crutches for a while.
有一段时间我拄拐。
2N-SING 依靠;依赖 If you refer to someone or something as a crutch, you mean that they give you help or support. 依靠;依赖
The calculator is a tool, not a crutch; yet it is increasingly being used as a crutch by many children.
计算器是工具,不是拐杖,可是现在很多孩子越来越依赖它。
He gave up the crutch of alcohol. [+ of]
他戒掉了酒瘾。
3N-COUNT 同 crotch Your crutch is the same as your crotch . 同 crotch [mainly British]
ADJECTIVE | VERB + CRUTCH | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤emotional, psychological (bothfigurative) 感情支柱;心理上的依靠◇He saw religion as an emotional crutch.他視宗教為情感上的依靠。VERB + CRUTCH➤need, use需要/使用拐杖◇He needs crutches to walk.他走路需要拐杖。➤use sth as把⋯當成依靠◇She uses her work as a psychological crutch.她把工作當成是心理上的支柱。PREPOSITION➤on crutch, with crutch拄拐杖◇She can only walk with crutches.她要拄拐杖才能行走。