immobilize
UK/i'mәubilaiz/US
TOEFLC2
Definitions
v.
To prevent someone or something from moving.
使不能移动；固定；使瘫痪。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedim-not, opposite of
+
mobilizemove
=immobilize
im- ('not') + mobilize = 'to make unable to move.' To immobilize is to lock something in place — a splint immobilizes a broken bone; a strike can immobilize a city.
Common Collocations
- 1.immobilize a limb固定肢体
- 2.immobilize the joint固定关节
- 3.immobilize the enemy使敌人动弹不得
Example Sentences
- 1.
Doctors immobilized her arm in a cast for six weeks.