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a cripple
He was a cripple after the accident.
事故后他成了跛子。
瘸子；跛子
cripples — plural of cripple
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
瘸子；跛子
A person who cannot walk normally because of an injury or disability to the legs or back.
He was a cripple after the accident.
事故后他成了跛子。
现常被视为冒犯性说法，正式场合多用 disabled person 等词
在非身体方面严重受损或有缺陷的人。
A person who is severely impaired or deficient in some non-physical way.
因腿或背残疾而行走不便的人
someone who is unable to walk normally because of an injury or disability to the legs or back
用于门上方或窗上下方墙体的短木立柱或支撑。
A shortened wooden stud or brace used to construct the portion of a wall above a door or above and below a window.
溪流中的岩石浅滩。
A rocky shallow in a stream.
In the past, many war veterans became cripples due to lack of medical care.
过去，许多退伍军人因缺乏医疗护理而成为跛者。
The accident left him a cripple for the rest of his life.
那场事故使他终身成为跛者。
The new subway station was designed to be accessible to cripples.
新地铁站设计为方便跛者进入。
He was a cripple after the accident.
事故后他成了跛子。
注意：'cripple' 在现代英语中常被视为冒犯，建议使用 'person with a disability'。
The cripple asked for help.
那个跛子请求帮助。
Not this
He has a cripple leg.
Use this
He has a crippled leg.
cripple 是名词，不能直接修饰名词；应用形容词 crippled 表示‘瘸的’。
Not this
He is cripple.
Use this
He is a cripple.
cripple 作为名词表示‘跛者’时，前面需加冠词 a。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
情感上有严重缺陷的人；情感不健全的人
After the accident, he described himself as an emotional cripple who could not trust anyone.
事故后，他形容自己在情感上不健全，无法信任任何人。
社交无能的人；不善社交的人
She avoided parties because she felt like a social cripple.
她避开聚会，因为觉得自己不善于社交。
门窗洞口上下的短木立柱
The builder nailed the cripple stud into place above the door.
建筑工人把短木立柱钉在门上方。
基础与首层之间的木构矮墙
The engineer checked the cripple wall for signs of rot.
工程师检查了矮墙是否有腐烂迹象。
情感上有严重缺陷的人
After the divorce, he became an emotional cripple, unable to trust anyone.
离婚后，他变成了一个情感上有严重缺陷的人，无法信任任何人。
社交无能的人
He is a social cripple at parties, always standing in the corner alone.
他在派对上是个社交无能的人，总是独自站在角落里。
我是个残废。
In the movie Forrest Gump, Lieutenant Dan, who lost his legs in the war, angrily calls himself 'a cripple'.
在电影《阿甘正传》中，丹中尉在战争中失去双腿后，愤怒地称自己为“残废”。
Use cripples naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记忆提示：cripple 以 cr 开头，联想拄拐(crutch)的人，走路一瘸一拐；名词指“瘸子”。
语域：mixed 常见场景：日常口语（贬义）、历史或文学文本 指称行走不便的残障人士时，现代英语中通常视为冒犯性用语，多用于贬义或非正式语境；正式或医疗场合宜改用 disabled person、person with a disability 等。早期文本中可能较中性，但现在应避免使用。
与 cripple /ˈkrɪpəl/ 真正押韵的词有 ripple /ˈrɪpəl/、tipple /ˈtɪpəl/、nipple /ˈnɪpəl/、triple /ˈtrɪpəl/，它们重读元音均为 /ɪ/，且之后都是 /pəl/。注意：apple /ˈæpəl/ 和 people /ˈpiːpəl/ 拼写相似，但重读元音分别是 /æ/ 和 /iː/，并不押韵。
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