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  2. /cripple

cripple

UK/'kripl/US
IELTSTOEFLGREB2

Definitions

v.

To cause serious physical disability; to damage severely so as to impair normal function.

使残废;严重损坏,使瘫痪

n.

A person with severely impaired physical ability due to injury or disability.

残疾人,跛者

Root Breakdown

Native English
crippleother
=cripple

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The accident seemed to cripple him both physically and emotionally.

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