dis·a·ble
verb/dɪsˈeɪbl/
/dɪsˈeɪbl/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they disable | /dɪsˈeɪbl/ /dɪsˈeɪbl/ |
| he / she / it disables | /dɪsˈeɪblz/ /dɪsˈeɪblz/ |
| past simple disabled | /dɪsˈeɪbld/ /dɪsˈeɪbld/ |
| past participle disabled | /dɪsˈeɪbld/ /dɪsˈeɪbld/ |
| -ing form disabling | /dɪsˈeɪblɪŋ/ /dɪsˈeɪblɪŋ/ |
- disable somebody to injure or affect somebody permanently so that, for example, they cannot walk or cannot use a part of their body
使丧失能力；使伤残 - He was disabled in a car accident.
他在车祸中残废了。 - a disabling condition
导致残障的疾病 - The gunfire could kill or disable the pilot.
炮火会使飞行员丧命或伤残。
- He was disabled in a car accident.
- disable something to make something unable to work so that it cannot be used
使无效；使不能运转 - The burglars gained entry to the building after disabling the alarm.
窃贼破坏警报器后便得以进入大楼。
- The burglars gained entry to the building after disabling the alarm.