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invalid1/ˈinvəli:d, -lid/ n. & v.●n. 1 a person enfeebled or disabled by illness or injury 病弱者；伤残人 2 (作 attrib.)a of or for invalids 体弱多病的；为伤残人的 invalid car 残疾车; invalid diet 病号伙食 b being an invalid 抱病的 caring for her invalid mother 照顾她抱病的母亲 ●v. (invalided, invaliding) 1 tr. (often foll. by 常后跟 out etc.) esp. Brit. remove from active service (a person who has become an invalid) [尤英]使(伤、病者)退役 2 tr. (usu. in passive 通常用被动) disable (a person) by illness (某人)因病致残 3 intr. esp. Brit. become an invalid [尤英]变得病弱 □ invalidism n.[Latin invalidus ‘weak, infirm’ (as IN-1, VALID)] |