crutch

🇬🇧 UK/krʌtʃ/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

n.

A staff or support fitting under the armpit, used by a person who has difficulty walking; something relied on as a prop or support

拐杖;依赖的支撑物

v.

To support or prop up with or as if with a crutch

用拐杖支撑;支撑

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
crutchother
=crutch

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    After his injury, he used a crutch to help him walk.

  • 2.

    She relied too much on her parents as a crutch throughout her life.

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