maim

🇬🇧 UK/meim/🇺🇸 US
IELTSTOEFLGREC2

Definitions

v.

To injure someone so severely that a body part is permanently damaged or lost.

使残废,使严重受伤

n.

A severe, disabling wound.

严重伤残

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
maimother
=maim

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The accident threatened to maim the young athlete permanently.

  • 2.

    War maims countless civilians who are caught in the conflict.

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