par·a·lyse
verb/ˈpærəlaɪz/
/ˈpærəlaɪz/
(British English) (North American English paralyze)
[often passive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they paralyse | /ˈpærəlaɪz/ /ˈpærəlaɪz/ |
| he / she / it paralyses | /ˈpærəlaɪzɪz/ /ˈpærəlaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple paralysed | /ˈpærəlaɪzd/ /ˈpærəlaɪzd/ |
| past participle paralysed | /ˈpærəlaɪzd/ /ˈpærəlaɪzd/ |
| -ing form paralysing | /ˈpærəlaɪzɪŋ/ /ˈpærəlaɪzɪŋ/ |
- paralyse somebody to make somebody unable to feel or move all or part of their body
使瘫痪；使麻痹 - The accident left him paralysed from the waist down.
那场事故使他腰部以下都瘫痪了。 - He was partially paralysed by the fall.
这次跌跤造成他身体局部瘫痪。 - (figurative) paralysing heat
令人头昏脑涨的炎热 - (figurative) She stood there, paralysed with fear.
她站在那里，吓得呆若木鸡。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- completely
- totally
- partially
- …
- leave somebody paralysed
- be paralysed from the neck, waist, etc. down
- be paralysed with fear
- …
- The accident left him paralysed from the waist down.
- paralyse something to prevent something from functioning normally
使不能正常工作 - The airport is still paralysed by the strike.
机场仍因罢工而陷于瘫痪。
- The airport is still paralysed by the strike.
Word Originearly 19th cent.: from French paralyser, from paralysie ‘paralysis’.