1 N-COUNT 瘸子;残疾人 A person with a physical disability or a serious permanent injury is sometimes referred to as a cripple . 瘸子;残疾人 [offensive]
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She has gone from being a healthy, fit, and sporty young woman to being a cripple.
她从一个健康、强壮、爱好运动的年轻女性变成了一个跛子。
2 VERB 使残疾;使成为跛子 If someone is crippled by an injury, it is so serious that they can never move their body properly again. 使残疾;使成为跛子
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Mr Easton was seriously crippled in an accident and had to leave his job. [be VERB-ed]
伊斯顿先生在一次事故中重度伤残，不得不离职。
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He had been warned that another bad fall could cripple him for life. [VERB noun]
医生警告他，如果再次严重摔伤他可能会终身残疾。
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He heaved his crippled leg into an easier position. [VERB-ed]
他把自己的一条瘸腿抬到一个更加舒服的位置。
SYN disable, paralyse, lame, debilitate
3 N-COUNT (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. (心理上或情感上)有缺陷的人 [offensive]
4 VERB 使(心理上或情感上)出现问题 If something cripples a person, it causes them severe psychological or emotional problems. 使(心理上或情感上)出现问题
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Howard wanted to be a popular singer, but stage fright crippled him. [VERB noun]
霍华德想成为流行歌手，但因怯场而心生畏惧。
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I'm not perfect but I'm also not emotionally crippled or lonely. [VERB-ed]
我并不完美，但我也没有什么心结，也不孤独。
5 VERB 严重毁坏(机器);破坏(组织、体系) To cripple a machine, organization, or system means to damage it severely or prevent it from working properly. 严重毁坏(机器);破坏(组织、体系)
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Let's try to cripple their communications. [VERB noun]
我们试着破坏他们的通讯设备吧。
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A total cut-off of supplies would cripple the country's economy. [VERB noun]
全面切断物品供应会使该国经济陷入瘫痪。
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The pilot was able to maneuver the crippled aircraft out of the hostile area. [VERB-ed]
飞行员成功地驾驶严重损坏的飞机驶出敌区。
SYN damage, destroy, ruin, bring to a standstill
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