plural cripples
plural cripples
Learner's definition of CRIPPLE
[count]
1
old-fashioned + offensive : a person who cannot move or walk normally because of a permanent injury (such as a damaged leg or foot) or other physical problem瘸子;跛子 ◊ Cripple is an old-fashioned word. People now usually use the less offensive term disabled person.*cripple是舊式單詞,現在人們通常用disabled person,以減輕冒犯之意。
2
informal : a person who has emotional problems that prevent normal behavior with other people感情有缺陷的人 2 cripple /ˈkrɪpəl/ verb
cripples; crippled; crippling
cripples; crippled; crippling
Learner's definition of CRIPPLE
[+ object]
1
: to cause (a person or animal) to be unable to move or walk normally使殘疾;使成瘸子 —
usually used as (be) crippled通常用作(be) crippled 2
: to make (something) unable to work normally : to cause great damage to (something)削弱;損害 -
Higher taxes could cripple small businesses.增稅會打擊小企業。
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an economy crippled by inflation被通貨膨脹拖垮了的經濟
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The disease cripples the body's immune system. [=it makes the body unable to heal itself]這種疾病會破壞人體的免疫系統。
— crippling
adjective -
crippling diseases造成嚴重損害的疾病
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the crippling effects of the disease這種病的嚴重後果
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the crippling effects of inflation通貨膨脹的嚴重後果