n. be on crutches
表示因伤或术后依靠双拐行走的状态,crutch 常用复数。
He was on crutches for a month after the accident.
事故后他拄了一个月的拐杖。
拐杖;腋下支撑以减轻腿部负重的助行器具。;拐杖,腋下支撑用的木制或金属杖;支撑的事物或人,常贬义指非必要且导致不健康依赖的依靠;依托。;权宜之计;裆部;两腿与躯干分叉处。
a wooden or metal staff that fits under the armpit and reaches the ground, used as a support when walking
拐杖;腋下支撑以减轻腿部负重的助行器具。
A device to assist in motion as a cane, especially one that provides support under the arm to reduce weight on a leg.
拐杖,腋下支撑用的木制或金属杖
a wooden or metal staff that fits under the armpit and reaches to the ground; used by disabled person while walking
支撑的事物或人,常贬义指非必要且导致不健康依赖的依靠;依托。
Something or someone that supports, often used negatively to indicate that it is not needed and causes an unhealthful dependency; a prop
权宜之计
anything that serves as an expedient
裆部;两腿与躯干分叉处。
A crotch; the area of body where the legs fork from the trunk.
女式马鞍的叉状鞍头,用于支撑骑手的腿。
A form of pommel for a woman's saddle, consisting of a forked rest to hold the leg of the rider.
膝形木;弯头木材。
A knee, or piece of knee timber.
叉形支柱;叉架。
A forked stanchion or post; a crotch.
He used a crutch for six weeks after breaking his leg.
他腿骨折后用了六个星期的拐杖。
用法提示:crutch 作名词,指单根拐杖,作 used 的宾语。
AI contextual example
She leaned her crutches against the wall before sitting down.
她坐下前把拐杖靠在墙上。
用法提示:crutches 是 crutch 的复数形式,指两根拐杖。
AI contextual example
The doctor said he would need a crutch until his ankle healed.
医生说他需要拐杖,直到脚踝痊愈。
用法提示:crutch 作名词,与 a 连用,表示一根拐杖。
AI contextual example
表示因伤或术后依靠双拐行走的状态,crutch 常用复数。
He was on crutches for a month after the accident.
事故后他拄了一个月的拐杖。
比喻用法,指把某事物当作精神支撑或逃避现实的手段,常含贬义。
He uses work as a crutch to avoid dealing with his feelings.
他把工作当作拐杖,用来逃避处理自己的情绪。
动词 crutch 意为“用拐杖或类似方式支撑”,是及物动词,使用较少。
She crutched her friend to the first-aid station.
她撑着朋友去了急救站。
通常指弯钩手柄的单根手杖,使用时不会架在腋下。
泛指行走时使用的支撑杖,比 crutch 更口语化,也可用于登山等场景。
较正式或文学化,多指旅行或徒步时使用的木杖。
grammar · medium
易错句子He broke his leg, so he walks with crutch.
正确表达He broke his leg, so he walks with a crutch.
crutch 是可数名词,单数形式不能裸用;汉语“拄拐杖”没有冠词,因此学习者常漏掉 a。英语中可数名词单数前需要限定词,所以加上 a。
grammar · medium
易错句子He goes to school by crutches.
正确表达He goes to school on crutches.
表示“拄着(双)拐”的固定搭配是 on crutches;介词 by 用于表示交通工具(by bus),不能用于 crutches。因此把 by 改为 on,并保持 crutches 的复数形式。
grammar · medium
易错句子He crutched slowly to the door.
正确表达He walked slowly to the door on crutches.
crutch 作动词是及物动词,意为“用拐杖支撑/搀扶”,不能表示“拄拐行走”;要表达“拄着拐杖走”需用 walk + on crutches,而不能直接把 crutch 当不及物动词用。
crutch 是腋下撑到地面的拐杖,cane 是手拄的单根手杖;两者都是助行工具,但形态和使用方式不同。
crutch 与 crotch 仅一个字母之差、读音相近,但 crutch 是拐杖,crotch 指身体胯部或裤子裆部。
crutch 是名词拐杖;crouch 是动词蹲下/蜷缩,拼写和读音近似但词性与含义完全不同。
拄拐杖行走
For two months after surgery, she had to walk with crutches.
手术后的两个月里,她不得不拄着拐杖行走。
拄着拐杖
He is on crutches after a skiing accident.
滑雪事故后,他拄着拐杖。
一副拐杖
The hospital provided a pair of crutches for the patient.
医院给病人提供了一副拐杖。
使用拐杖
She learned how to use crutches before leaving the hospital.
她离开医院前学会了如何使用拐杖。
情感寄托
Some people rely on social media as an emotional crutch.
有些人把社交媒体当作情感寄托。
与拐杖同属行动辅助器具,常用于行动不便者的日常移动。
用于支撑或固定身体部位,与拐杖一样为患者提供外部支持。
骨折后下肢无法承重时,常需借助拐杖辅助行走。
康复训练中拐杖是常见的过渡性助行工具。
物理治疗师可能指导患者使用拐杖进行步行功能训练。
把某物当作拐杖(指依赖某物来应对困难)
He uses gambling as a crutch instead of facing his problems.
他用赌博作为精神拐杖,而不是直面自己的问题。
情感寄托,精神支柱
For her, the diary is an emotional crutch.
对她来说,这本日记是一种情感寄托。
口头禅(指讲话中无意识反复使用的词或短语)
The word 'basically' is his verbal crutch.
“基本上”这个词是他的口头禅。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.