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impaired

🇬🇧 UK/ɪmˈpeəd/🇺🇸 US/im'pεәd/
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Definitions

adj.

Weakened or reduced in function; having a physical or mental disability; drunk

受损的;有缺陷的;(因饮酒)能力受损的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
imnot, opposite of
+
pairprepare, equal, compare
+
edpast tense / completed
=impaired

Common Collocations

  • 1.visually impaired视觉障碍者
  • 2.hearing impaired听觉障碍者
  • 3.cognitively impaired认知障碍者

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Drivers with impaired vision should not operate vehicles.

  • 2.

    The accident left him with impaired hearing in one ear.

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