Word · Frequency #9462
paralysed
使麻痹，使瘫痪，使无力
paralysed is the past of paralyse.
make powerless and unable to function; cause to be paralyzed and immobile
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British standard spelling of paralyze.
paralyze的英式标准拼写。
paralyze的英式标准拼写。；使麻痹；使瘫痪；使无力；使气馁
In use
The sudden news paralysed him with shock.
The city was paralysed by the heavy snowfall.
A power failure paralysed the whole computer network.
paralyse sb/sth
通常用于医学语境。
The accident paralysed him from the waist down.
那场事故使他腰部以下瘫痪。
be paralysed with/by sth
常用于恐惧、震惊等情绪。
She was paralysed with fear when she saw the spider.
她看到蜘蛛时吓得动弹不得。
paralyse sth
常用于系统、经济、城市等。
The strike paralysed the public transport system.
罢工使公共交通系统陷入瘫痪。
Verb forms
base paralyse · third person paralyses · -ing paralysing · past paralysed · past participle paralysed
注意: paralyse 是英式拼写，美式拼写为 paralyze。
Common mistakes
He suffered a paralyse after the accident.He suffered paralysis after the accident.
paralyse 是动词，表示'使瘫痪'，此处应使用名词形式 paralysis。
The accident paralysed.The accident paralysed him.
paralyse 是及物动词，必须带宾语，表示'使某人瘫痪'，不能单独使用。
Connections
Collocations
- paralysed with fear
- 因恐惧而瘫痪
- She stood paralysed with fear when she saw the accident.看到事故时，她吓得呆住了。
- paralysed from the waist down
- 腰部以下瘫痪
- He was paralysed from the waist down after the fall.摔伤后他腰部以下瘫痪了。
- paralyse the economy
- 使经济瘫痪
- The strike paralysed the economy for months.罢工使经济瘫痪了数月。
- paralyse the traffic
- 使交通瘫痪
- The heavy snow paralysed the traffic in the city.大雪使城市交通瘫痪。
- paralyse a city
- 使城市瘫痪
- The flood paralysed the entire city.洪水使整座城市瘫痪。
- paralyse someone's ability
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一个人被麻痹后，心里“怕了”，只能“赖”在床上，动弹不得。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：医学情境、比喻性描述、日常交流 该词register为混合，通常用于正式或半正式语境，如医学报告、政治评论等，也可用于日常比喻，如‘使系统瘫痪’等。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in '-lyse' (as in 'paralyse') are pronounced /laɪz/, e.g., analyse, catalyse. Note that 'realise' shares the spelling pattern but has a different vowel sound /rɪəlaɪz/. 'Paralysis', 'parallel', and 'parachute' share the initial 'para-' but have distinct pronunciations in their endings.
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
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