Word · Frequency #11135
cripple
使残疾；使致残；使跛
核心释义
指使人致残时可能被认为冒犯，现常以更委婉的说法代替。
To make someone physically disabled, especially by damaging their legs or limbs.
- 1.
使某人成为残废；使某人身体受损。
To make someone a cripple; to cause someone to become physically impaired.
- 2.
严重损坏；摧毁。
To damage seriously; to destroy.
- 3.
削弱或使无效；使无用或无价值
deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless
- 4.
造成严重且致残的损伤；使无法正常运作。
To cause severe and disabling damage; to make unable to function normally.
- 5.
使丧失肢体(尤指腿)的功能
deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg
- 6.
发布功能缩减的产品(尤指计算机程序),有时使其几乎毫无价值。
To release a product (especially a computer program) with reduced functionality, in some cases, making the item essentially worthless.
严重损坏；削弱；使瘫痪；使功能受限；使功能不全；使某人成为残废；使某人身体受损。；严重损坏；摧毁。；削弱或使无效；使无用或无价值
用法In use
The heavy snow crippled the transportation system, causing widespread delays.
用法提示：这里crippled作为动词过去式，表示严重削弱或使瘫痪。
He was crippled in a car accident and has used a wheelchair ever since.
用法提示：crippled是动词过去分词形式，表示被动，指身体受到严重损伤。
The economic sanctions are crippling the country's ability to trade with other nations.
用法提示：crippling是现在分词形式，表示持续削弱或破坏。
This measure crippled our efforts
The accident has crippled her for life
cripple sb/sth
直接接宾语，表示使人或物残废。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- cripple someone for life
- 使某人终身残疾
- The accident crippled him for life.那场事故使他终身残疾。
- be crippled with
- 因（疾病或伤痛）而行动不便
- Many older people are crippled with arthritis.许多老年人因关节炎而行动不便。
- cripple the economy
- 使经济瘫痪；严重破坏经济
- The war crippled the country's economy.战争使该国经济陷入瘫痪。
- cripple the ability
- 严重削弱（做某事的能力）
- Fear can cripple your ability to speak in public.恐惧会严重削弱你在公共场合讲话的能力。
- severely cripple
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想 cripple 的 crip 像拄拐（crutch）的人，腿脚不便、行动受损，即‘削弱、使瘫痪’。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：news reporting、business discussion、everyday metaphor 这里主要指“严重破坏、使无法正常运转”的用法，多出现在新闻报道、商业或谈论计划/系统时；语气较正式但也常见于日常比喻。若指人身体残疾，现代英语多用 disable，因为 cripple 可能带有冒犯性。
语法说明Grammar Note
及物动词，接宾语，常指使某人或某物丧失行动能力或功能。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 cripple /ˈkrɪpəl/ 押韵的有 ripple /ˈrɪpəl/、triple /ˈtrɪpəl/、nipple /ˈnɪpəl/（重读元音及之后相同）。注意拼写相似的 simple /ˈsɪmpəl/（多一个 /m/）、people /ˈpiːpəl/ 和 purple /ˈpɜːrpəl/（元音不同）并不押韵。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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