Word · Frequency #11135
cripples
使残疾；使致残；使跛
cripples is the third person singular of cripple.
To make someone physically disabled, especially by damaging their legs or limbs.
指使人致残时可能被认为冒犯，现常以更委婉的说法代替。
- 1.
To make someone a cripple; to cause someone to become physically impaired.
使某人成为残废；使某人身体受损。
- 2.
To damage seriously; to destroy.
严重损坏；摧毁。
- 3.
deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless
削弱或使无效；使无用或无价值
- 4.
To cause severe and disabling damage; to make unable to function normally.
造成严重且致残的损伤；使无法正常运作。
- 5.
deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg
使丧失肢体(尤指腿)的功能
- 6.
To release a product (especially a computer program) with reduced functionality, in some cases, making the item essentially worthless.
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。
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
In use
The heavy snow crippled the transportation system, causing widespread delays.
He was crippled in a car accident and has used a wheelchair ever since.
The economic sanctions are crippling the country's ability to trade with other nations.
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。
The accident crippled him for life.
那场事故使他终身残疾。
be crippled by sth
被动语态，强调受到某种因素影响而受损。
Connections
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
- 严重削弱；使遭受重创
- The new tax severely crippled small businesses.新税法严重打击了小企业。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
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’。
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。
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。
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。
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。
Learn the forms together
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