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词汇 crippled
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Definition of crippled in English:

crippled

adjective ˈkrɪpldˈkrɪp(ə)ld
  • 1(of a person) unable to walk or move properly; disabled.

    a crippled old man
    Example sentencesExamples
    • All right, I will say it out loud: I am crippled.
    • Some, too crippled to work, have been forced to return to Latin America.
    • We hear the names of the dead, but rarely do we see the victims who remain maimed and crippled.
    • After a number of failed attempts at suicide, he expressed his wish to escape from "the prison" of his crippled body.
    • Your victims die or end up crippled, mentally and physically.
    • He also had a mother crippled by arthritis and a father who was so ill he and his brother made almost daily visits to their parents.
    • Of course, we are told we can choose not to take hormones and end up asexual, crippled, diseased, demented, dead, or simply old.
    • This is the same John Edwards who implied President George W. Bush was responsible for keeping the crippled in their wheelchairs.
    • Our second and third generations ' respect for the patriotic martyrs was thus manifested in the warm affection shown for the crippled grandson of the martyr.
    • In January, Anita had her hip replacement removed to help her recover from MRSA, but this left her crippled.
    • The ugly truth is that much of the media only cares about our soldiers when they're dead or crippled.
    • I would be in the first row, pushing over crippled kids to get a good spot if necessary.
    • The most popular story about its appearance relates that a great hero of the revolution, who had been crippled in one leg was welcomed home with a victory celebration.
    • In fact, it's apparent that he's an intellectually crippled man who deserves our mercy and compassion rather than our scorn.
    • In the same way Hawking, trapped in a crippled body, is physically ensnared but has mentally transcended this barrier to achieve greatness.
    1. 1.1 (of a machine) severely damaged.
      the pilot displayed skill and nerve in landing the crippled plane
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Fuels spewed for six days from the crippled vessel before it went down today.
      • In years gone by a car or bike crippled on the downward journey ended the penny section with a DNF attached.
      • " Half a mile from the hospital, the local power station, intact but crippled by war damage to the National Grid.
      • His crippled ship was easily overtaken by the HMS Endymion, but the President's fighting crew made up for the ship's lack of mobility.
      • Lt Col Holdaway's quick actions, extensive systems knowledge, and smart decision making allowed him to safely recover a severely crippled aircraft and preserve a valuable combat asset.
      • As for the crippled transport and the ungritted roads - for God's sake, get over it.
      • There is a crippled freighter as well with 22 people floundering around somewhere offshore.
      • The real possibility exists that a large portion of the West Coast's shipping capacity could be crippled by a major earthquake.

Usage

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Definition of crippled in US English:

crippled

adjectiveˈkrip(ə)ldˈkrɪp(ə)ld
  • 1(of a person) unable to walk or move properly; disabled.

    a crippled old man
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The most popular story about its appearance relates that a great hero of the revolution, who had been crippled in one leg was welcomed home with a victory celebration.
    • In fact, it's apparent that he's an intellectually crippled man who deserves our mercy and compassion rather than our scorn.
    • Of course, we are told we can choose not to take hormones and end up asexual, crippled, diseased, demented, dead, or simply old.
    • All right, I will say it out loud: I am crippled.
    • Our second and third generations ' respect for the patriotic martyrs was thus manifested in the warm affection shown for the crippled grandson of the martyr.
    • After a number of failed attempts at suicide, he expressed his wish to escape from "the prison" of his crippled body.
    • Your victims die or end up crippled, mentally and physically.
    • I would be in the first row, pushing over crippled kids to get a good spot if necessary.
    • We hear the names of the dead, but rarely do we see the victims who remain maimed and crippled.
    • In the same way Hawking, trapped in a crippled body, is physically ensnared but has mentally transcended this barrier to achieve greatness.
    • Some, too crippled to work, have been forced to return to Latin America.
    • The ugly truth is that much of the media only cares about our soldiers when they're dead or crippled.
    • This is the same John Edwards who implied President George W. Bush was responsible for keeping the crippled in their wheelchairs.
    • He also had a mother crippled by arthritis and a father who was so ill he and his brother made almost daily visits to their parents.
    • In January, Anita had her hip replacement removed to help her recover from MRSA, but this left her crippled.
    1. 1.1 (of a machine) severely damaged.
      the pilot displayed skill and nerve in landing the crippled plane
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Fuels spewed for six days from the crippled vessel before it went down today.
      • His crippled ship was easily overtaken by the HMS Endymion, but the President's fighting crew made up for the ship's lack of mobility.
      • In years gone by a car or bike crippled on the downward journey ended the penny section with a DNF attached.
      • As for the crippled transport and the ungritted roads - for God's sake, get over it.
      • The real possibility exists that a large portion of the West Coast's shipping capacity could be crippled by a major earthquake.
      • Lt Col Holdaway's quick actions, extensive systems knowledge, and smart decision making allowed him to safely recover a severely crippled aircraft and preserve a valuable combat asset.
      • There is a crippled freighter as well with 22 people floundering around somewhere offshore.
      • " Half a mile from the hospital, the local power station, intact but crippled by war damage to the National Grid.

Usage

See cripple
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