To maim someone means to injure them so badly that part of their body is permanently damaged.
例句
Mines have been scattered in rice paddies and jungles, maiming and killing civilians...地雷遍布稻田與林間,很多平民被炸死或炸成重傷。One man has lost his life, another has been maimed.一名男子喪生,另一名重傷。
英英詞典釋義
Noun
1. people who are wounded;
"they had to leave the wounded where they fell"
Adjective
1. badly injured, perhaps with amputation;
"the maimed right hand twisted and clutched"- P.B.Kyne"mutilated victims of the rocket attack"