cripple
verb- [usually passive]
to damage somebody’s body so that they are no longer able to walk or move normally synonym disable使残废;使跛;使成瘸子 - be crippled (by something)
He was crippled by polio as a child. 他幼年患过小儿麻痹症,结果腿就瘸了。 - be crippled with something
She's eighty and crippled with arthritis. 她八十岁了,因关节炎而残废。
Extra ExamplesTopics Illnessc2As a child she contracted polio and was crippled for life. 她小时候患过小儿麻痹症,留下了终生残疾。 The disease left him crippled. 那种病使他残疾了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- for life
- permanently
- emotionally
- …
- be crippled with
- leave somebody crippled
- be crippled (by something)
- [usually passive]
to seriously damage or harm somebody/something 严重毁坏(或损害) - be crippled (by something)
The industry has been financially crippled by these policies. 这些政策使该行业经济损失惨重。 Sugar producers have been crippled by plummeting prices. 因食糖价格暴跌,食糖生产商损失惨重。 The pilot tried to land his crippled plane. 飞行员试图驾驶损坏严重的飞机着陆。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- severely
- financially
- be crippled (by something)
Word OriginOld English: from two words, crypel and crēopel, both of Germanic origin and related to creep.