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- archaic or offensive a person who is unable to walk or move properly through disability or because of injury to their back or legs〈古, 冒犯〉残疾人, 跛子。
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- a person with a severe limitation of a specified kind有严重缺陷者：
an emotional cripple.
情感严重不健全的人。
with obj. (常作be crippled)
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- cause (someone) to become unable to move or walk properly使跛; 使伤残：
a young student was crippled for life
一个年轻学生终身残疾了
as adj. crippling a crippling disease一种致残的疾病。
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- cause severe and disabling damage to (a machine)严重损坏（机器）; 使（机器）陷于瘫痪：
as adj. crippled the pilot displayed skill and nerve in landing the crippled plane.飞行员在驾驶严重受损的飞机着陆时表现出了高超的技术和巨大的勇气。
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- cause a severe and almost insuperable problem for给…造成了严重的简直难以克服的问题：
developing countries are crippled by their debts.
债务使发展中国家陷入瘫痪。
USAGE
The word cripple has long been in use to refer to 'a person unable to walk through illness or disability' and is recorded （in the Lindisfarne Gospels） as early as AD 950. In the 20th century the term has acquired offensive connotations and has now been largely replaced by broader terms such as 'disabled person'.
派生词
crippledom
nouncrippler
nouncripplingly
adverb词源
Old English:from two words, crypel and crēopel, both of Germanic origin and related to CREEP.