cripple

• 历史上用来指有身体残疾的人，尤其是行动不便者。现在这个词被认为带有冒犯性且已过时。

A noun that was historically used to refer to a person with a physical disability, particularly one affecting mobility. This term is now considered offensive and outdated.

1. Person with a disabilityB2informal

   A person who is unable to walk or move properly due to injury or illness. This term is now considered offensive and outdated.

   残废

   • The old man was a cripple after the accident.
   • He was treated like a cripple because of his leg injury.
   • The term 'cripple' is now seen as derogatory.

   同义词invalidparalytic

• 指使某人或某物丧失正常功能，通常通过造成伤害或破坏来实现。

A verb used to indicate the act of causing someone or something to become unable to function properly, often by damaging or disabling them.

1. Cause physical disabilityB2formal

   To cause someone to become unable to walk or move properly due to injury or illness.

   使残疾

   • The accident crippled him for life.
   • The disease can cripple its victims if left untreated.
   • He was crippled in a car crash.

   同义词disablehamstringimmobilizeincapacitatelamemaimparalyze

2. B2formal

   To severely damage or weaken something, making it ineffective or unable to function.

   严重损害或削弱

   • The economic sanctions crippled the country's trade.
   • The strike crippled the public transport system.
   • The cyberattack crippled the company's network.

   同义词damagedebilitatedisablehamstringimpairincapacitateparalyzesabotageweaken

   反义词bolsterempowerenablefixfortifyimprovereinforcerepairrestorestrengthen