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a loss of control of, and sometimes feeling in, part or most of the body, caused by disease or an injury to the nerves 麻痹；瘫痪 paralysis of both legs 双腿瘫痪
Extra ExamplesTopics Illnessc2Polio can cause paralysis and sometimes death. 小儿麻痹症可能会导致瘫痪，甚至死亡。 The snake's venom induces instant paralysis. 蛇的毒液可导致瞬时麻痹。 stroke patients who have suffered partial paralysis 局部瘫痪的中风病人
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- partial
- permanent
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- suffer from
- cause
- induce
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- [uncountable]
the condition of being unable to move, act, function, etc. （活动、工作等）能力的完全丧失，瘫痪 The strike caused total paralysis in the city. 罢工使这座城市完全瘫痪。 The crisis over the constitution may lead to political paralysis. 宪法危机可能会导致政治上的瘫痪。
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- emotional
- political
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Word Originlate Old English, via Latin from Greek paralusis, from paraluesthai ‘be disabled at the side’, from para ‘beside’ + luein ‘loosen’.