paralyse

• 动词，指使某人或某物无法移动或正常运作，常因受伤、恐惧或震惊所致；也指使组织、系统或活动陷入瘫痪、无法运转。

A verb used to indicate the act of causing someone or something to become unable to move or function, often due to injury, fear, or shock.

1. Render powerless or unable to functionB2formal

   To make a system, organization, or process unable to operate normally or effectively.

   使瘫痪

   • The strike paralysed the entire public transport system.
   • A cyberattack paralysed the company's network for hours.
   • The government was paralysed by internal disagreements.

   同义词crippledebilitatedisablehaltimmobilizeincapacitatestop

   反义词activateempowerenableenergizeinvigoratestimulate

2. Cause physical immobilityB2formalmedical

   To cause a person or animal to lose the ability to move part or all of their body.

   使瘫痪

   • The accident paralysed him from the waist down.
   • A rare disease paralysed her vocal cords.
   • The snake's venom can paralyse its prey within minutes.

   同义词benumbcrippledeadendebilitatedisableimmobilizeincapacitatenumb