Word · Frequency #11787
lamed
使跛；使残废
lamed is the past of lame.
make (a person or animal) lame; cripple
- 1.
To cause (a person or animal) to become lame.
使跛脚；使残疾。
- 2.
deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg
使肢体(尤指腿)丧失功能
使跛脚；使残疾。；使肢体(尤指腿)丧失功能；变跛；使成残废；使无用
In use
The accident lamed him for life.
The horse was lamed by a sharp stone on the trail.
Laming a bird for sport is illegal in many countries.
lame + noun (person/animal)
The accident lamed him for life.
那次事故使他终身跛脚。
be/get lamed + by/with + noun (cause)
被动结构，强调原因。
The horse was lamed by a sharp stone.
这匹马被一块尖石弄瘸了。
Verb forms
base lame · third person lames · -ing laming · past lamed · past participle lamed
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed
Connections
Collocations
- lame a horse
- 把马弄瘸
- A badly fitted horseshoe can lame a horse.安装不当的马蹄铁可能会把马弄瘸。
- be lamed in an accident
- 在事故中致残
- He was lamed in a riding accident and could never walk properly again.他在一次骑马事故中致残，再也不能正常走路了。
- be lamed by a fall
- 因摔倒而致残
- The elderly woman was lamed by a fall on the ice.那位老妇人因在冰上摔倒而致残。
- be lamed for life
- 终身残疾
- The bullet wound lamed him for life.那次枪伤使他终身残疾。
Synonyms
- cripple
- 使严重残疾（尤指不能行走）；使跛 · 与 lame 词义最近，但语气更重，常指严重或永久性损伤；用于人时可能被视为冒犯，不适用于轻微或暂时性跛行。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
字母 L 像一条腿，lame 就是打断这条腿，使它瘸。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式写作、文学叙事、医学/兽医记录 该动词义“使跛/使残疾”多用于书面或较正式语境，比较常见于文学、历史或医学/兽医叙述中；日常口语中通常较少直接用 lame，而会用 injure 或 cripple。
Grammar Note
常见于被动语态，如 He was lamed in the accident.
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上词语都与 lame /leɪm/ 押韵，都含相同的 /eɪm/ 音，且拼写都以 -ame 结尾。注意：lamb /læm/ 和 limb /lɪm/ 形似 lame，但发音不同，不要混淆。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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