cripple
US
UK cripple [sb] vtr: (person: physically)
SC 使跛 shǐ bǒ
SC 使瘸 shǐ bǒ，shǐ qué
SC 使成残废 shǐ bǒ，shǐ chéng cán fèi
The gunshot crippled Ben, who never walked again.
那一枪打瘸了本，让他再也不能走路了。
cripple [sth] vtr: figurative (machine, process)
SC 损坏 sǔn huài
TC 損壞
TC 損壞
SC 使…陷于瘫痪 sǔn huài ，shǐ … xiàn yú tān huàn
High water crippled the trucks trying to bring supplies.
河流涨潮，损坏了运送补给的卡车。
cripple [sth] vtr: figurative (plan, efforts)
SC 严重削弱 yán zhòng xuē ruò
TC 嚴重削弱
TC 嚴重削弱
The town was badly crippled when the factory closed down.
工厂停工，严重削弱了这个小镇。
cripple n: dated, pejorative (lame or handicapped person) (生理残疾)
SC 跛子，瘸子 bǒ zi ，qué zi
SC 有缺陷的人，不健全的人 yǒu quē xiàn de rén，bú jiàn quán de rén(比喻，感情、心理上)
Zack's twisted legs made it hard to walk, and the children called him 'cripple.'
扎克扭曲的双腿让他难以走路，孩子们都叫他“瘸子”。