Word · Frequency #14445
Fully loadedcrippled
/ˈkrɪpəld/
adjective
跛脚的；腿脚残疾的
disabled in the feet or legs
- 1.
disabled in the feet or legs
脚或腿残疾的
脚或腿残疾的；跛腿的；残废的
In use
The crippled cat still loved to sit by the window and watch the birds.
After the fall, his left leg was crippled and he could never run again.
A small crippled fox limped along the edge of the forest.
a crippled soldier
be crippled
He is crippled.
他是跛腿的。
crippled + noun
a crippled leg
一条残疾的腿
be crippled by
Connections
Collocations
- crippled by
- 因……而残疾
- He was crippled by polio as a child.他小时候因小儿麻痹症而残疾。
- crippled in
- 在……中致残
- She was crippled in a skiing accident.她在一次滑雪事故中致残。
- crippled from
- 自……起残疾
- The old man has been crippled from birth.这位老人自出生起就残疾了。
- crippled with
- 因……而行动不便
- Many elderly people are crippled with arthritis.许多老年人因关节炎而行动不便。
- permanently crippled
- 永久残疾
- The accident left him permanently crippled.那场事故使他永久残疾。
- crippled for life
Learner notes
Memory Tip
crippled 开头发音像 clip（剪短），想象腿被剪短所以跛行，记住“被剪短的腿”。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：日常口语、文学/历史描述 该词描述腿脚残疾的人或动物，语气比较直白；在现代英语中多用于历史、文学或特定语境，日常指人时往往被认为不太得体，较常见改用 disabled 或 mobility-impaired。
Grammar Note
通常表示身体残疾，也可比喻失去功能。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 rippled、stippled、tripled 押韵（读 /pəld/，拼写多为 -ppled，tripled 为 -pled）。注意 cripple 和 ripple 无 /d/，读 /pəl/，与目标词不同。
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