1 N-COUNT [usually plural, oft on NOUN] (腿或脚受伤的人用的)腋杖，拐杖 A crutch is a stick whose top fits round or under the user's arm, which someone with an injured foot or leg uses to support their weight when walking. (腿或脚受伤的人用的)腋杖，拐杖
2 N-SING 依靠;依赖 If you refer to someone or something as a crutch, you mean that they give you help or support. 依靠;依赖
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The calculator is a tool, not a crutch; yet it is increasingly being used as a crutch by many children.
计算器是工具，不是拐杖，可是现在很多孩子越来越依赖它。
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He gave up the crutch of alcohol. [+ of]
他戒掉了酒瘾。
3 N-COUNT 同 crotch Your crutch is the same as your crotch . 同 crotch [mainly British]
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