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瘸子;殘疾人
A person with a physical disability or a serious permanent injury is sometimes referred to as a cripple .
例句
She has gone from being a healthy, fit, and sporty young woman to being a cripple.
她從一個健康、強壯、愛好運動的年輕女性變成了一個跛子。
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VERB
使殘疾;使成為跛子
If someone is crippled by an injury, it is so serious that they can never move their body properly again.
例句
Mr Easton was seriously crippled in an accident and had to leave his job...
伊斯頓先生在一次事故中重度傷殘，不得不離職。
He had been warned that another bad fall could cripple him for life...
醫生警告他，如果再次嚴重摔傷他可能會終身殘疾。
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(心理上或情感上)有缺陷的人
If you describe someone as an emotional cripple, you mean that they have a particular psychological or emotional problem which prevents them from living a normal life.
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VERB
使(心理上或情感上)出現問題
If something cripples a person, it causes them severe psychological or emotional problems.
例句
Howard wanted to be a popular singer, but stage fright crippled him...
霍華德想成為流行歌手，但因怯場而心生畏懼。
I'm not perfect but I'm also not emotionally crippled or lonely.
我并不完美，但我也沒有什么心結，也不孤獨。
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VERB
嚴重毀壞(機器);破壞(組織、體系)
To cripple a machine, organization, or system means to damage it severely or prevent it from working properly.
例句
Let's try to cripple their communications...
我們試著破壞他們的通訊設備吧。
A total cut-off of supplies would cripple the country's economy...
全面切斷物品供應會使該國經濟陷入癱瘓。